studying for science test

Question 1

In what year did astronomers hypothesize why the moon and planets are shone

Answer 1

500 BCE

Question 2

did they have telescopes in 500 BCE

Answer 2

No

Question 3

what is the largest and brightest object in the night sky

Answer 3

the Moon

Question 4

the moon is only earth’s natural what

Answer 4

satellite

Question 5

what is a satlelite

Answer 5

something that orbits earth

Question 6

what is a star

Answer 6

a gaint ball of gas or plasma that is made out of hydrogen and helium

Question 7

Does the position is stars relative to each other change from out prespective

Answer 7

yes but it takes a long time to change a little bit

Question 8

What are some characteristics of a planet

Answer 8

Orbits a star (in our case, the Sun).

Has enough gravity to pull itself into a nearly round shape.

Has cleared its orbit of other debris

Question 9

how many planets are there in our solar system

Answer 9

8

Question 10

what is a Meteoroid

Answer 10

the object while it is still in spacea

Question 11

what is a Meteor

Answer 11

a shooting star kinda thing

Question 12

what is a meteorite

Answer 12

a part of the meteor that enters earths atmosphere

Question 13

what is a comet

Answer 13

icy object that orbits the Sun and is made of dust, rock, and frozen gases.

Question 14

how does the tail of a comet form

Answer 14

ice to vaporize and release gas and dust—this forms a glowing cloud around the nucleus called the coma.

Question 15

How often does Halleys comet reappear

Answer 15

75 years

Question 16

what year will Halley comet come

Answer 16

2061

Question 17

how many constelltions is the sky divied into

Answer 17

88

Question 18

what do the position of the objects in the sky depend on

Answer 18

the rotation of earth

Question 19

what direction do the stars move throughout the night

Answer 19

east to west

Question 20

During what season is Orin more visible to us

Answer 20

winter

Question 21

what causes seasonal changes

Answer 21

earths titlt and orbit

Question 22

what side to the star slight shift to

Answer 22

left

Question 23

what is the narrow band that the planets move on called

Answer 23

ecliptic

Question 24

why can Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn by visible all night long

Answer 24

because of the opposition of these planets

Question 25

what is the Geocentric Model

Answer 25

that everything revolves around the earth

Question 26

who discovered the Geocentric Model

Answer 26

Aristotle

Question 27

what is heliocentric Model

Answer 27

that everything revoles around the sun and not the earth

Question 28

who discovered this idea

Answer 28

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 29

what did Nicolaus Copernicus discover

Answer 29

that not everything revoles around the earth

Question 30

what did Tycho Barhe and Joanne Kelper discover

Answer 30

that the Earth moves in an ellipse

Question 31

what did Galileo discover

Answer 31

the telescope

Question 32

what direction does the Earth spin

Answer 32

eastward

Question 33

what is the percentage of the earths tilt

Answer 33

23.5%

Question 34

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one time

Answer 34

24 hrs

Question 35

what is revolution

Answer 35

the path the earth moves around the sun

Question 36

what is an ellipse

Answer 36

stretched-out circle

Question 37

During what season are we closest to the SUn

Answer 37

winter

Question 38

do you have to be further or closer from the equator to have more seasonal changes

Answer 38

father

Question 39

What about the Earths Axis to do the temperature depend on

Answer 39

the tilt

Question 40

what would happen if the Earth is not titled

Answer 40

we would have no season

Question 41

what is a solstice

Answer 41

when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, resulting in the longest or shortest day of the year.

Question 42

what seasons do they occur

Answer 42

summer and winter

Question 43

what is an equinox

Answer 43

equal day and night lengths across the planet.wh

Question 44

at are the 2 days that this happens

Answer 44

March and September 21

Question 45

what two factors does gravity depend on

Answer 45

mass and distance

Question 46

what is inerita

Answer 46

inertia is the tendency of objects to keep doing what they’re doing

Question 47

What causes the phases of the moon

Answer 47

the position of the moon as it rotates around earth

Question 48

what is maria

Answer 48

the dark flat plains on the moon

Question 49

what are the lighter parts of the moon

Answer 49

lunar highlands

Question 50

what is side of the moon that faces the earth called

Answer 50

near side

Question 51

what is side of the moon that faces the away from the earth

Answer 51

far side

Question 52

what direction does the moon rotate

Answer 52

counterclockwise

Question 53

How long does it take for the moon to rotate one time

Answer 53

27 days

Question 54

what is the order of the moon phases

Answer 54

New Moon Waxing crescent First quarter Waxing Gibbous Full moon Waning Gibous Last quarter Waning cresent

Question 55

what is an eclipse

Answer 55

when the moon is in the way of the sun so you can not see it

Question 56

what is a lunar eclipse

Answer 56

when the earth is in between the Sun and moon having the shadow of the Earth reflect on the moon

Question 57

what is an umbra

Answer 57

the darkest part of the shadow

Question 58

what is a penumbra

Answer 58

lighter, outer part of a shadow

Question 59

what is a Spring tide

Answer 59

higher high tides and lower low tides than normal