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Race to the Moon. Review for Lessons 1 - 4. To view space from Earth’s perspective is called:. Geocentric. Stars that do not move relative to one another are called:. Fixed Stars. Who invented the first telescope for astronomical use:. Galileo. What does NASA stand for:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Race to the Moon
Review for Lessons 1 - 4
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To view space from Earth’s perspective is called:
• Geocentric
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Stars that do not move relative to one another are
called:• Fixed Stars
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Who invented the first telescope for astronomical
use:• Galileo
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What does NASA stand for:
• National Aeronautic Space Administration
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Compared to the summer, shadows in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere are
generally…• longer
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What is another name for our North Star?
• Polaris
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The sun is ____ times wider in diameter than the Earth.
• 109
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The term that refers to how far away the Earth is from the
Sun…• Astronomical Unit (AU)
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What did early civilization believe was the center of the
Solar System?• Earth
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What did the Anazasi develop?
• Calendar
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The Earth’s orbit around the sun takes….
• 365 ¼ days = 1 year
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Why are there leap years?
• Every 4 years we need to account for the ¼ day.
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There are myths associated with this grouping of stars….• Constellations
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Name one constellation and give the myth associated
with it.
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How can you find Polaris?
• Find the end of the basket of Big Dipper and draw a line to the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper.
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How many Earth’s away is the moon?
• 30
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How much smaller is the moon compared to the
Earth?• ¼ the size of Earth
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How long does it take the Earth to rotate?
• 24 hours, 1 day
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What does Equinox mean and when does it
occur?• Equal amount of daylight and
darkness
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What season would you have the least amount of daylight
hours?• winter
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How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?• 27.3 days (about 1 month)
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Explain why the moon appears to be the same size
as the Sun.• It is 400x smaller, but 400x closer
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The main reasons for the seasons are:
• Tilt of Earth• Amount of atmosphere with how the
rays hit Earth
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Is the path of the sun an ecliptical or an elliptical path• Ecliptical
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What season does the sun appear higher in the sky?
• Summer
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What is the “apparent” path of the sun?
• Rise in the east, set in the west
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When the sun is at it’s highest point in the sky, we call it….
• Solar Noon
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When it is summer in the NH, it is ______ in the SH.
• Winter
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What does the angle of separation of the North Star
tell us?• The latitude of the location where
we are
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Good Luck on the Test