Seasons
What is the main cause for seasons?
The tilt of the earth
Why are objects that are sooooooooo big looking so smalllll in the nights sky?
They are far away
This means the moon is becoming more visible in the nights sky.
Waxing
The force that pulls everything to the center of the Earth.
Gravity
What is the name of the scientist who made the laws of motion?
Newton
When it is summer in Utah what season is it in South America?
Winter
What is the belt that Pluto lies in called?
Kuiper Belt
The moons shadow is on the Earth. What eclipse is this?
Solar Eclipse
What would happen to the Earth if gravity turned off in the universe?
It would go in a straight line forever until stopped.
Earth is in the ____________ zone of the sun.
Habitable
Why is it hotter near the equator than near the poles?
The equator gets more direct sunlight.
What far is an AU?
Why do we not have eclipses every month?
The orbit of the moon is tilted
True or False. All objects with mass have gravity.
True
Draw a picture of an alien. Mr. Evans picks winner.
winner
How long does it take the Earth to spin on its axis? How long does it take the Earth to go around the Sun?
24 hours/1day. 365 days/1year.
List all the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
On your board, draw a model that shows a new moon.
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An object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon. An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon. What is this called?
Inertia
The biggest planet in the solar system
Jupiter
Why is it colder at the poles than at the equator?
The poles get indirect or less direct sunlight
What are the 3 classifications of a planet?
Enough mass to be round, orbits a star, clear path
If it is a full moon on August 4th, what phase will it be on August 11th?
3rd Quarter or Last Quarter
What is the difference between weight and mass?
Mass is what you are made of. Weight is the force gravity pulls you down.
BALANCE GAME
WINNER GETS 500