Universe/Solar System
Gravity
Comets, Meteors & Asteroids
Moon Phases/Eclipses
Seasons
100
A planet needs this in order to sustain life
Water
100
Gravity depends on _______ and _______
mass; distance
100
A comet's tail points in the direction ...
... away from the sun
100
During this phase, the moon appears fully illuminated and is opposite the sun in the sky.
Full Moon phase
100
Seasons are caused by ...
... Earth's tilt and revolution
200
The Geocentric Model is ...
... the model states that the Earth is in the center of the universe and the planets and sun orbit around it.
200
A planet would ... without gravity from the Sun
float away
200
a meteoroid is located in ...
... space
200
It takes ______ weeks to complete a lunar cycle.
4
200
Northern Hemisphere experiences the longest day of the year during this season
Summer
300
The Heliocentric Model is ...
... the model states that the Sun is at the center of the universe and other Earth and other planets orbit it.
300
As an object in orbit gets further from an object with a greater mass, the gravitational pull ...
... decreases
300
a meteor is located in ...
... the Earth's atmosphere (burning)
300
The position of the Sun, Earth, and moon in a solar eclipse ...
Sun - Moon - Earth
300
When the Earth’s axis is tilted away from the sun, resulting in colder temperatures and shorter days that is considered the ...
... winter solstice
400
We are located on the ______ of our solar system.
On the edge; on the spiral arm
400
As an object in orbit gets closer to an object with a greater mass, the gravitational pull ...
... increases
400
meteorites are located on ...
... the Earth's surface; land on the ground
400
The position of the Sun, Earth, and moon during a lunar eclipse ...
Sun - Earth - Moon
400
When the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience the Earth's rays equally, that is known as a(n)...
...equinox
500
Our galaxy was formed by a theory known as the ...
... the Big Bang Theory; a singularity exploded with a "big bang" and billions of stars, gases, and dust spin into galaxy.
500
_______ and _______ causes a curves path of planets.
Gravity of the Sun and inertia
500
Asteroids are located in ______; the __________ of the Sun holds the asteroids in place.
asteroid belt; gravity
500
A lunar eclipse happens during this moon phase ...
... full moon phase
500
The phenomenon, caused by the tilt of the Earth’s axis and its orbit around the Sun, results in the variation of daylight hours and seasonal weather patterns throughout the year is called a ...
... seasonal cycle