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| Using Tycho Brahe's data,which scientist proposed three laws of planetary motion ? |
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| The true shape of planetary orbits was discovered by.. |
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| What is the most important safety rule ? |
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| Follow teachers instructions |
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| When is the daily tidal range greatest ? |
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| The center of mass where two or more celestial bodies orbit each other is known as.. |
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| Which part of the Electromagnetic spectrum is the slowest ? |
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| The source of the sun's energy is.. |
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| Density is measured in which unit ? |
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| The tilting of the Earth on its axis rotates 23.5 degrees |
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| The geocentric model of the universe stated that ? |
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| What is the shape of a planet's orbit ? |
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| According to the article the shape of the earth is described as.. |
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| Obslate spheriod or ellipsoid |
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| The movement of the axis of a rotating body or wobble is known as ? |
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| What tool do you use to measure mass ? |
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| Blances,triple beam balance,and electronic scale |
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| In which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses ? |
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| Plants use sunlight to produce sugar through the actions of the chlorophyll through the process known as? |
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| The energy of a photon is related to its.. |
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| Earth axis slowly but continuously points in different directions a movement known as.. |
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| What are the three types of galaxies ? |
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| Spiral,elliptical,irregular |
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| The turning or spinning of a body on its axis in known as.. |
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| Based on the observed red shifts in the spectral lines of distant galaxies,astronomers conclude that ? |
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| The universe is expanding |
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| According to the third law of planetary motion,the period of revolution of a planet is related to the planet's ? |
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| The gravitational forces of the moon and the sun causes this event ? |
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| Gamma rays,x-rays,visible,and radio waves are all types of ? |
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| Electromagnetic radiation |
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| Mass is measured in which unit ? |
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| grams,kilograms,milligrams |
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| The study of the properties of light that depend on the wavelength is known as ? |
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| The smallest daily tidal range occurs during which type of tide ? |
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| According to the big bang theory the universe began about.. |
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| What field located on Earth helps us from harmful solar radiation rays ? |
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| Our galaxy is called the ? |
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| Light seen in space is known as a ? |
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| Volume is measured in what unit? |
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| Which tidal pattern has two high tides and two low tides each day ? |
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| What movement of Earth is responsible for night and day? |
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| Which law states that each planet revolves so that an imaginary line connecting it to the sun sweeps over equal areas equal time intervals ? |
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| What is the most important lab safety procedure ? |
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| Follow teachers instructions |
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| Which scientist was the first to use the telescope in astronomy ? |
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| Earth is closest to the sun at a point called ? |
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| Why does Earth experience precession ? |
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| direction in which the axis points changes |
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| How does earth move through space ? |
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| revoluton,rotation,precession |
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| what chemical reactions produce the suns energy ? |
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| How is solar energy essential to plants ? |
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| solar energy converted into chemical energy through the process of photosythesis |
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| How does the suns energy affect food webs on Earth ? |
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| Plants use sunlight to produce |
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