Vocabulary
The curvature of space-time
What is Gravity
A Greek philosopher who theorized about gravity
Who was Aristotle
The continent with the most countries
what is Africa
If gravity didn't exist the universe would one of these
What is a big cloud of gas and dust
The gravitational constant
(in the gravitational formula)
what is G
An Italian scientist who knew that, in the absence of air resistance, all things fall at the same speed.
Who was Galileo
The smallest country in the world
What is Vatican City
An example of something that would form gravitational waves.
What is:
two black holes orbiting
two black holes colliding
The fabric of the universe
what is spacetime
The man who devised the theory that gravity is the curvature of spacetime
Who is Albert Einstein
The protein which holds the genetic information of eucaryotic cells
What is DNA
Newtons 3rd Law (in your own words)
What is: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
Ripples in space-time formed from violent events or orbits
What are gravitational waves
The man who devised the 3 laws of motion
Who was Isaac Newton
The year the American Revolution ended
What is 1783
Newtons 1st Law (in your own words)
What is: Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it
_____ tells space how to curve and space tells ____ how to move.
what is matter
Danish Scientist who figured out that gravity kept the planets in orbit
who is Tycho Brahe
Who won the last 5 super bowls from most distant to most recent?
Who are: The Seahawks, The Patriots, The Broncos, The Patriots, The Eagles
Spacetime is the fabric of the universe, and when it is warped it affects space, creating gravity, and time creating _____, something you will learn about in high school.
What is relativity