Planets
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8 Planets
What is gravity
A natural force of attraction.
What causes the ocean tides?
The positions of the sub, moon, and earth.
Describe what the term waxing means.
Waxing means to increase.
Fill in the blank: The _____ eclipse occurs when the earth is between the sun and moon.
The Lunar Eclipse.
What is a planet?
A celestial body that orbits in an elliptical shape.
True or False: If you went to another planet, your weight would be the same as your weight on Earth.
False.
What two phases occur during the neap tide?
1st and 3rd quarter.
What side of the moon does the light appear on as the first quarter begins?
The right side.
What positions do the sun earth and moon have to be for a solar eclipse?
The moon is in between the sun and earth, blocking light.
What do planets in our Solar System orbit around?
A star
What is gravity exerted by?
Celestial bodies
describe a neap tide.
High tides are a little lower and low tides are a little higher than average. Neap tides also only occur when the sun, earth, and moon form a 90-degree angle.
Approximately how many days does it take to go from one moon phase to another?
3.7 days
How many times will a lunar eclipse occur throughout the year?
twice.
Fill in the blank
The planets farthest from the sun are called ___ ______
Gas Giants
Fill in the blank
The greater the ____ the greater the _____________ _____
1. Mass
2. Gravitational force
True or False?: the suns gravitational pull helps to create tides.
Approximately how many days does it take to complete the entire lunar cycle?
29.5 days
True or False?: you would see a partial solar eclipse if you were within the moon's umbra.
False.
Which planet in our solar system does NOT have a moon?
Venus
What does the force of gravity depend on? A. Surface Area B. Mass C. Weight D. Density
B. Mass
Fill in the blank: ______ tides have the largest difference between the high and low tides, the ____ tides have the smallest difference between the high and low tides.
1. Spring
2. Neap
Describe the light on a waning moon.
Decreasing on the left.
what is it called when the Earth partially passes through the moon's shadow?
A partial solar eclipse