No matter where you are in the solar system, your ____________ stays the same.
One complete trip around the Sun is called a ____________ and it takes how long?
What is rotation and how long does it take?
Why aren't the planets pulled into the Sun? (hint: two forces)
Why do we have different seasons?
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
The appearance and shape of the Moon as you see it at a particular time.
List three things that are not found on the Moon:
List the four different types of landforms on the Moon.
Draw a picture to explain why tides occur:
Why do we only see one side of our moon?
How much time goes by between seeing a full moon phase and then seeing the next full moon?
Explain why we have the different shapes (phases) of the moon
How are craters formed?
The largest Moon, found orbiting ___________ is larger than what two planets:
When does an eclipse occur?
Most of the thousands of asteroids are found between what two planets?
How does a comet ALWAYS travel around the Sun?
What four things are comets made out of?
What is the difference between a meteoroid, a meteor and a meteorite?
Who created the first telescope?
The four inner planets are called __________. Please list them:
The four outer planets are called ___________. Please list them:
List the nine planets in order:
Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore, and what is it now classified as?
mass
revolution, 365.25 days
One spin on an axis; 24 hours
Gravity and inertia
Because of the tilt of the Earth
Neil Armstrong
phase
atmosphere, wind, weather, air
craters, plains, valleys, mountains
The moon’s rotation and revolution are the same length of time
About a month
a. As the moon orbits the Earth, the amount of the lit side we see changes.
When one object hits another
Jupiter; Pluto and Mercury
b. Only a few times a year when the sun, moon, and Earth all perfectly align
Mars and Jupiter
With the tail pointing away from the Sun
gas, ice, dust and rock
A meteoriod is in space, a meteor is in Earth's atmosphere and a meteorite lands on Earth
Galileo
Terrestrial; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Gas; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
It's elongated orbit and small size; it's now a dwarf planet
