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Who developed the geocentric model of the solar system?
Who developed the heliocentric model of the solar system?
Who invented the telescope?
What is the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric models of the
universe?
What did Galileo see with his telescope that helped him believe in the
heliocentric model.
How old is the sun?
What is the sun made of?
What are the 3 layers of the sun’s interior?
Which layer of the sun is the layer we see from earth each day?
What is a sunspot?
How far from the sun is the Earth?
What reaction is occurring in the core to produce the sun’s energy?
What 2 factors keep the planets in orbit?
What is inertia?
What is gravity?
Name the terrestrial planets.
Name the gas giants.
What contribution did Keppler make to astronomy?
What contribution did Newton make to astronomy?
What contribution did Copernicus make to astronomy?
What contribution did Galileo make to astronomy?
Describe the surface and atmosphere of Mercury
Describe the surface and atmosphere of Mars.
Describe the surface and atmosphere of Venus.
What is retrograde motion and which planets do this?
Which 2 planets have tilted axis and what does that do for them?
Which planet is geologically active like the Earth?
Which planet is called the Morning Star?
Where is the asteroid belt located?
Why don’t the asteroids from the asteroid belt fall into the sun?
What is the name of the largest asteroid?
Define “dwarf planet”.
How long is the orbit of Halley’s comet.
Who discovered Halley’s Comet?
What is the difference between a meteorioid, meteor, and meteorite?
What is the solar wind?
Give an example of how we can see the solar wind on earth?
How can solar promineneces and solar wind affect the earth?
Which is the largest planet?
What are the 2 main gases that make up the atmosphere of the gas giants?
What makes Uranus and Neptune look blue?
Describe Saturn’s main features.
What is unusual about Uranus’ axis?
Why do scientists call Pluto a dwarf planet?
Where is the Kuiper belt?
What is the “greenhouse effect” and which planets have this condition.
What spacecraft is orbiting Saturn right now
What 2 spacecraft are on Mars right now and what is their mission?
When you look at the night sky, how can you tell the difference between a
comet and a meteor?
Name a spacecraft that crashed into Comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2006.
What is heliopause?
What spacecraft are at heliopause right now?
Describe the mission of the Voyager spacecraft.
How might life on earth been affected by a meteorite impact on 65 mya ?
Group questions:
Draw a diagram of the sun and show 3 different features. Label them.
Draw and label a diagram of a comet showing the 4 main parts.
Draw a diagram of the solar system the includes the sun, all eight planets,
the asteroid belt the Kuiper belt, Pluto, and heliopause.
Draw a diagram of the sun showing all 6 layers.