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Unit 5 Space

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    Space, Asteroids, Comets, Meteoroids, The Big Bang Theory, Gravity, Inertia, Planets, Moon Phases.
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  • If the Milky Way is a beach; then the solar system would be?
    A Grain of Sand
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  • What is gravity?
    an invisible force that pulls objects with mass towards one another.
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  • What is inertia?
    the resistance of any physical object to any change in its velocity.
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  • Where does the Sun go? 1, 2, 3, or 4?
    2
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  • Where should you place the golfball to represent a solar eclipse?
    Z
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  • Why do the planets, asteroids, and comets orbit the Sun?
    Because of the Sun's Gravity
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  • Put in order SMALLEST TO LARGEST: Universe, Planets, Galaxy, Solar System
    Planets-->Solar System-->Galaxies-->Universe
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  • The Big Bang Theory states that...?
    The universe is continuously EXPANDING and came from a single point
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  • What would happen if the Sun's gravity suddenly disappeared?
    All the planets would drift off into outer space
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  • A new moon and a full moon occur each month. Why don't we have eclipses each month?
    The Moon's orbit is tilted. Plus the Sun, Moon, and Earth have to line up perfectly.
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  • Which option is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing the shortest amount of daylight?
    B
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  • Which option does the Southern Hemisphere experience Spring?
    C
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  • Why does the tilt of the Earth create seasons?
    Because the angle of sunlight varies on different parts of the Earth at different times of the year.
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  • Which of the following is EVIDENCE for the Big Bang Theory?
    cosmic background radiation
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  • Which well-know scientist predicted the Big Bang Theory before there was much evidence for it?
    Albert Einstien
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  • The universe is EXPANDING! This means that:
    all of the galaxies are spreading out or MOVING APART.
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