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If the Milky Way is a beach; then the solar system would be?
A Grain of Sand
Come to the board and draw the Milky Way Galaxy and where we are located in it.
On one of the outer arms of the Milky Way.
Come to the board and draw how Gravity and Inertia create an orbit.
Gravity pulls toward the center, Inertia pushing away from the center, both create orbit
What is gravity?
an invisible force that pulls objects with mass towards one another.
What is inertia?
the resistance of any physical object to any change in its velocity.
If you are building s scale model of our solar system, what would be the most difficult part?
Accurately measuring the distance between the planets
Where does the Sun go? 1, 2, 3, or 4?
2
Where should you place the golfball to represent a solar eclipse?
Z
What is the create order of the Moon, Sun, and Earth during a lunar eclipse?
Sun, Earth, Moon
Why do the planets, asteroids, and comets orbit the Sun?
Because of the Sun's Gravity
Put in order SMALLEST TO LARGEST: Universe, Planets, Galaxy, Solar System
Planets-->Solar System-->Galaxies-->Universe
Where would a waxing crescent be located in the diagram?
between X and W
The Big Bang Theory states that...?
The universe is continuously EXPANDING and came from a single point
_______ is larger than Earth, but ________ is smaller than Earth.
Larger: Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter Smaller: Mercury, Venus, Mars
Earth is the largest ______________.
Terrestrial Planet
Which planet is referred to as Earth's Twin? Why?
Venus, because they are close to the same size and they both have Greenhouse gases.
