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The Apollo program
never happened
responsible for landing humans on the Moon.
helped scientist understand the ocean better
helped scientist study the rain forest
The seasons are caused by
scientist playing with computers
the Earth moving around the moon
Earth’s fixed tilt in combination with its orbit around the sun.
Lunar phases are
sun changes
part of the Earth's orbit
part of the sun's orbit
sequential changes in appearance of the moon
the Lunar phases are;
new, crescent(waxing), first quarter, gibbous(waxing), full, gibbous(waning), third quarter, crescent(waning)
full, crescent, quarter, new
Our timekeeping system is based on
the lunar day
the solar day
Earth's day
Lunar eclipse occurs when
the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow
the sun passes through the Earth's shadow
the Earth passes through the sun's shadow
a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow and can only happen when
there is a new moon
there is a full moon
the Earth is tilted
If you see a total solar eclipse you are located
penumbra portion of the Moon’s shadow
in the umbra portion of the Moon’s shadow
If you see a partial solar eclipse you are located in the
penumbra portion of the Moon’s shadow
umbra portion of the Moon’s shadow
-Uranus and Neptune appear blue because of
The sun's reflection
Oxygen in their atmosphere
methane in their atmosphere
Precession (the sideways push) is caused by
the Moon’s gravitational force on Earth
the Earth's gravitation force on the moon
Different seasons occur because of
the Earth's fixed, non moving position
the moon
Earth’s tilt and Earth’s orbital motion around the Sun
the 4 terrestrial planets in order from the closest to the farthest from the Sun are
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Pluto
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
The terrestrial planets are close to the size of Earth and
have liquid water
have solid and rocky surfaces.
have sandy surfaces
The gas giant planets are composed primarily of
solid, rocky surfaces
lightweight elements such as hydrogen,helium, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen
water
The rapid rotation of Jupiter (the largest gas giant) causes
its clouds to flow in alternating cloud types called belts and zones.
its clouds to leave the planet
-Pluto is not classified as a terrestrial planet because of its
it is the wrong shape
low density and small size
The arrangement of electromagnetic radiation according to wavelength
Asteroids
Electromagnetic spectrum
Comets
small, rocky bodies that have been likened to "flying mountains". Most lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Ejecta
asteroids
planets
pieces of rocky and metallic materials held together by frozen gases, such as water, ammonia, methane, carbon dioxide etc.
asteroid
comet
moon phase
a small solid particle that travels through space
Maria
meteors
Comets
a meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface
meteorite
comet
asteroid
meteor sightings occurring 60 or more an hour
raining meteors
meteor party
Meteor shower
The dark, relatively smooth areas on the moons surface made of ancient beds of basaltic lave (plural of mare)
rilles
Maria
moon spots
long channels that are associated with maria
maria
mare
Rilles
layer of rock and mineral fragments that nearly everywhere covers the Earth's surface
maria
Regolith
rilles
Earth is closest to the sun
perihelion
aphelion
Earth is farthest from the sun at
perihelion
aphelion
the turning or spinning of a body on its axis
rotation
revolution
precession
the motion of a body, such as a planet or moon, along a path around some point in space
revolution
rotation
precession
the equinox in spring, on about March 20 in the northern hemisphere
vernal equinox
autumnal equinox
the equinox in autumn, on about September 22 in the northern hemisphere
vernal equinox
autumnal equinox
1 astronomical unit
distance between Earth and the Sun, 93 million miles
distance from the sun to the moon
conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth; its action is a result of the Coriolis effect.
Ecliptic
Foucault pendulum
is generally an accumulation of gas, plasma, and dust in our and other galaxies
lunar orbit
Interstellar cloud
Ecliptic
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