SOL science prep 6th grade solar system unit

Question 1

this model said the earth was at the center of the universe

Answer 1

geocentric

Question 2

which scientists believed in the geocentric model?

Answer 2

Aristotle & Ptolemy (absolutely pathetic)

Question 3

this model said that the sun was at the center of the universe

Answer 3

Heliocentric

Question 4

which scientists believed in the heliocentric model?

Answer 4

Nicolas Copernicus & Galileo (Completely Genius)

Question 5

who continued to prove Copernicus was correct through 20 years of observations of the positions of the planets?

Answer 5

Brahe

Question 6

who analyzed Brahe’s work (AKA stole them) and concluded planets have elliptical orbits?

Answer 6

Kepler

Question 7

who proved that planets stay in orbit because of inertia and gravity?

Answer 7

Newton

Question 8

list the planets is order from the sun out

Answer 8

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (My very exited mother almost just served up nachos)

Question 9

what planets are terrestrial?

Answer 9

inner planets

Question 10

what planets are more dense?

Answer 10

inner planets

Question 11

what planets have fewer moons?

Answer 11

inner planets

Question 12

what planets have solid cores?

Answer 12

inner plannets

Question 13

smallest planet
2nd hottest
thin atmosphere
hot days cold nights

Answer 13

mercury

Question 14

earth’s twin
brightest
hottest
thick atmosphere
rotates clockwise
no moons

Answer 14

Venus

Question 15

densest
1 moon
only planet knows to have liquid water

Answer 15

Earth

Question 16

tallest mountain
thin atmosphere
largest dust storms
2 moons
“red planet”

Answer 16

Mars

Question 17

what planets are farther apart?

Answer 17

outer planets

Question 18

which planets are Jovian?

Answer 18

outer planets

Question 19

which planets are “Gas Giants”?

Answer 19

Jupiter and Saturn

Question 20

which planets are “Ice Giants”?

Answer 20

Uranus and Neptune

Question 21

which planets are less dense?

Answer 21

Outer planets

Question 22

which planets have more moons?

Answer 22

outer planets

Question 23

fastest spinning
at least 79 moons
largest
great red spot

Answer 23

Jupiter

Question 24

very low density
flattest planet
at least 82 moons

Answer 24

Saturn

Question 25

Sideways axis rotates clockwise first to be discovered with a telescope at least 27 moons

Answer 25

Uranus

Question 26

Windiest Methane gas same surface gravity as Earth at least 14 moons

Answer 26

Neptune

Question 27

list the planets is order of smallest to bigest

Answer 27

mercury mars Venus earth Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter (mm Venus j)

Question 28

comets often have a _____

Answer 28

tail

Question 29

comets are made of ____ ______, and _____

Answer 29

dust, rock, frozen water

Question 30

nicknamed "dirty snowball"

Answer 30

comet

Question 31

comets orbit around the sun in ______ orbits.

Answer 31

elliptical

Question 32

space rock on earths surface?

Answer 32

medeorites

Question 33

space rock in earths atmosphere

Answer 33

meteor

Question 34

space rock outside of earths atmosphere

Answer 34

Meteoride

Question 35

a space rock is given its name based off of its _____

Answer 35

location

Question 36

asteroids ______ the sun

Answer 36

orbit

Question 37

spin in place like a top

Answer 37

rotation

Question 38

one object go's around another (orbit)

Answer 38

revolution

Question 39

6?

Answer 39

Axis

Question 40

1?

Answer 40

Arctic Circle

Question 41

2?

Answer 41

Tropic of Cancer

Question 42

3?

Answer 42

Equator

Question 43

4?

Answer 43

Tropic of capricorn

Question 44

5?

Answer 44

Antarctic Circle

Question 45

7?

Answer 45

Axis

Question 46

which seasons have equinox?

Answer 46

fall, spring

Question 47

which seasons have solstice?

Answer 47

summer, winter

Question 48

suns rays are on equator

Answer 48

fall, spring

Question 49

northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

Answer 49

summer

Question 50

southern hemisphere tilted toward the sun

Answer 50

winter

Question 51

suns rays on tropic of cancer

Answer 51

summer

Question 52

suns rays of tropic of capricorn

Answer 52

winter

Question 53

1?

Answer 53

waxing crescent

Question 54

2?

Answer 54

waning crescent

Question 55

3?

Answer 55

waning gibbous

Question 56

4?

Answer 56

waxing gibbous

Question 57

5?

Answer 57

new moon

Question 58

6?

Answer 58

full moon

Question 59

7?

Answer 59

first quarter

Question 60

8?

Answer 60

last quarter

Question 61

how many tides are in a day?

Answer 61

4 2 high 2 low

Question 62

what causes tides?

Answer 62

moon and a little bit of sun

Question 63

what two moon phases occur during the spring tide?

Answer 63

full and new moon

Question 64

what two moon phases occur during the neap tide?

Answer 64

1 st and last quarter

Question 65

what is an eclipse?

Answer 65

partial or total blocking of light

Question 66

moon is between earth and sun happens during new moon

Answer 66

solar eclipse

Question 67

Earth between sun and moon happens on full moon

Answer 67

lunar eclipse

Question 68

who was the first american in space?

Answer 68

alan shepard

Question 69

who launched the first reusable space craft?

Answer 69

Columbia

Question 70

who was the first private company to send astronauts into space with a reusable rocket?

Answer 70

Space X

Question 71

study flash cards

Answer 71

Good job!