Components of the Solar System
Name the planets in order from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Between which two planets is the Asteroid Belt located?
Mars and Jupiter
What does the rotation of the Earth cause on Earth?
Day and night
Which celestial body has the most influence on the tides on Earth?
The moon
How long does it take the moon to go through a complete cycle of its 8 phases?
approximately a month
How does the gravitational force of the Sun affect the planets in our solar system?
What space rock is made of ice, dust, and rocky material that develops a tail when it approaches the sun?
How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
One year
Describe the difference between and lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse.
A lunar eclipse is when the Earth's shadow blocks the moon.
A solar eclipse is when the moon passes in between the Earth and the sun, blocking the light of the sun.
What term means the moon phase is getting larger?
waxing
grain of sand-Mercury
small pebble-Earth
marble-Jupiter
basketball-sun
Explain the differences among meteroids, meterors, and meteorites.
A meteoroid is a rock located in outer space.
A meteor is a rock that has entered the Earth's atmosphere and usually burns up in the atmosphere.
A meteororite has reached the surface of the Earth.
What is the cause of seasons on Earth?
The tilt of the Earth's axis.
Explain the difference between and spring tide and a neap tide.
A spring tide creates tides on Earth that are especially high and low. A neap tide's high and low tides have a smaller fluctuation.
waning
Why is Pluto now considered a dwarf planet? Aside from its size!
It shares its orbit.
Which technological device challenged the geocentric theory of the solar system, and has allowed discovery of planets outside of our solar system?
the telescope
Which season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing when it is tilted towards the Earth?
summer
Which moon phases create a Spring Tide?
New Moon and Full Moon
Explain the difference between a crescent moon and a gibbous moon.
A crescent moon means less than half of the moon is visible from Earth.
A gibbous moon means more than half of the moon is visible from Earth.
All of the planets in the solar system formed at about the same time from a large cloud of gas and dust. How is Earth different from other planets in the solar system?
Water is found in all three phases on Earth.
Which technology has provided us with detailed maps of planetary surfaces and revealed features that were previously unknown?
robotic spacecraft such as the Mars Rover/Mars Perseverance
What causes the setting of the sun in the evening sky?
The Earth rotating on its axis.
Which moon phases create Neap Tides?
Name the moon phases in order beginning with the full moon.
Full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent, new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous