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Kepler's Second Law

As a planet moves around its orbit, it sweeps out equal areas in equal times

As the Earth rotates, the side facing away from the sun is called

night time

Formation of a solar system, Step #, Titles

Step #2, The Sun forms

Based on the chart, is red giant hotter or cooler than our sun?

cooler

Which type of planet has a rocky composition?

Terrestrial

What are the parts of a solar system?

star/sun, all objects that orbit the sun/star

What causes seasons

axial tilt

intensity of sunlight

number of daylight hours

all of these

What are the two types of planets?

Terrestrial and Gaseous

Earth being tilted on it axis affects temperature in 2 ways

direct or in-direct sunlight & hours of sunlight

Areas on Earth's surface that are tilted away from the sun,

have less than 12 hours of light a day

What force holds the solar system, galaxies, and the universe together?

Gravity

What are the names of Ms. Lena's daughters?

Ayah and Rayanne

What force holds the solar system, galaxies, and the universe together?

Gravity

Describe how Earth rotates on it axis.

It is tilted 23.5 degrees

Formation of a solar system, Step #, Titles

Step#4, Planets form

As Earth travels around the sun, the area of sunlight in each hemisphere changes. What is it called when one hemisphere has the most amount of sunlight and the other hemisphere has the least amount of sunlight?

solstice

How long is an Earth day?

24 hours

What kind of orbit does Earth have?

elliptical or ellipse

The law of universal gravitation states

that all objects in the universe attract each other through gravitational force.

Why is Earth's rotation important?

to measure time

What is a planet?

Any large body that orbits the sun/star

As the Earth rotates, the side facing the sun is called

daytime

An orbit is the _____ that a body follows as it travels around another body in space.

path

A full revolution around the sun is called a

year

As a solar system forms, the outer disk will form

Gas giants

What is a light-year?

the distance light travels in a year!

A pattern of temperature and other weather trends is called a

season

What two gases are stars made up of?

Helium and Hydrogen

The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called

revolution

Kepler's Third Law

The square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the planet's average distance from the sun

What is the space in the universe called? The space between galaxies?

void

What is Ms. Lena's favorite drink?

COFFEE!!!! of course lol

Formation of a solar system, Step #, Titles

Step # 3, Planetismals form

How long is an Earth year?

365 1/4 days

Kepler's First law

Each planet orbits the sun in an ellipse with the sun at one focus

As related to science, what does the word composition mean?

made up of

Rotation is

the spinning of a body on its axis

As Earth travels around the sun, the area of sunlight in each hemisphere changes. What is it called when both hemispheres have equal amount of sunlight?

equinox

Which type of planets have a smaller size?

Terrestrial

Describe how a planet forms

Dust collides and stick together to slowly increaase in size until they become a planet.

Why is the Earth special?

liquid water

Which type of planets are less dense?

Gaseous planets

What is the structure of the universe?

galaxies and voids

What it the imaginary line that the Earth rotates on?

axis

How is a day measured?

It is the time it takes a planet to omplete one full rotation on its axis

Based on the chart, is a blue star hotter or cooler than our own sun?

hotter

What is the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

axis

What is the composition of galaxies (it is not chocolate!)?

stars, gas and dust

As a solar system forms, the inner disk will form

terrestrial planets

How could you increase gravitational force between objects?

increase their mass or decrease the distance (get closer)

Gravity is a force of ______between objects that are due to their _____ and ______

attraction, mass, distance

Formation of a solar system, Step #, Titles

Step #1, The Solar Nebula Collapses