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| Which scientist proposed three laws of planetary motion? |
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| Who discover the true shape of the planetary orbit? |
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| What's the most important safety rule? |
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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 know as |
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| Which part of the Electromagnetic spectrum is the slowest? |
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| What is the source of the sun's energy know as |
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| Density is measured in which unit? |
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| The tilting of the earth on its axis, 23.5 degrees |
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| The geocentric model of the universe stated that |
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| In the geocentric model, the moon,sun,and the know planets- Mercury,Venus,Mars,and Jupiter |
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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 describe as |
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| As an oblate spheroid or ellipsoid, instead of a true sphere |
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| The movement of the axis of a rotating body or a wobble is know as |
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| What tool do you use to measure mass? |
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| Balance,triple-beam balance,electronic balance. |
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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 a process know as |
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| The energy of a photon is related to its |
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| Earth's axis slowly but continuously points in different directions, a movement 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 is know as |
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| The period of revolution of a planet is related to the planet's... |
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| The gravitational force of the moon and the sun caused by... |
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| Gamma rays,X-rays,visible light,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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| The study of the properties of light that depend on the wavelength is know 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 how many years ago? |
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| What field located on earth helps protect us from harmful solar radiation rays? |
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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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| Why does Earth move through space? |
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| Why does Earth experience precession? |
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| Earth's axis maintains approximately the same angle is tilt. But,the direction in which the axis points continually changes. |
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| How does Earth move through space? |
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| Rotation,Revolution,Precession |
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| Light seen in space is know as a... |
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| What chemical reactions produce the sun's energy? |
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| How is solar energy essential to plants? |
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| Solar energy is changed into chemical energy through photosynthesis |
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| How does the sun's affect food webs on earth? |
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| Plants use sunlight to produce sugar through the actions of the chlorophyll. |
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