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Earth and Space
Question | Answer |
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_________________ and ________________ believed that Earth was the center | Aristotle and Ptolemy |
_________________ and _________________ believed the Sun was the center | Copernicus and Galileo |
Geocentric Model | Earth is the center of the universe |
Heliocentric Model | Sun is the center of the universe |
Small and rocky planets: | Mercury Venus Earth Mars |
Large and Gaseous planets | Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune |
Why does the Sun appear to be the brightest and biggest star? | Because it is the closest star to Earth |
Order of Solar Eclipse | Sun-----Moon-----Earth |
Order of Lunar Eclipse | Sun-----Earth-----Moon |
What are constellations? | a cluster of stars that do NOT move |
Why do we see different constellations throughout the year? | Because of Earth's revolution |
Rotation is... | Earths spin on its axis |
Rotation of the Earth creates: | day and night 24hours/1 day |
Revolution is... | Earth's orbit around the sun |
Revolution of the Earth creates: | the season 365 days/ 1 year |
What causes seasons? | Earth's REVOLUTION and Earths tilt on its axis |
When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun... it creates: | summer |
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun... it creates: | winter |
What are the Phases of the Moon starting with Full Moon | Full Moon Waxing Gibbous 1st Quarter Waxing Crescent New Moon Waning Crescent Last Quarter Waning Gibbous |
Light on the RIGHT= | WAXING |
Planets in order-starting from closest to the sun | Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune |