SkyScienceStudyGuide

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PlanetsandourSolarSystem:
Thereare______planetsinoursolarsystem.OurSolarSystemisapartoftheMilkyWayGalaxy
Listthem:(youshouldalsoknowsomespecialthingsabouteachplanetex:uranusistippedonitsside,
venusisthehottest,Jupiterhasagiantstormetc)
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WhichplanetsareInner(insidetheasteroidbelt?)
____________________________________________________________________________
Whichplanetsareouter(outsidetheasteroidbelt?)
____________________________________________________________________________

Whatareasteroids?-
anobjectinspacemadeupofrockymaterialthatorbitsthesun.Thereisanasteroid
beltseparatingMarsandJupiter.
Whatarecomets?
-
Anobjectinspacemadeupoficeanddustthatorbitsthesun.Whenitgetsclosetothe
sun,itappearstohaveatail

RotationvsRevolution
Rotate-meanstospinonit'saxis.IttakestheearthONEday/24hourstorotateonitsownaxis.This
causesnightandday
Revolve-Revolvemeanstomovearoundanobject.Theearthtakes365days/1year/52weekstorevolve
aroundthesun!

MoonPhases:
Themoonchangesinpredictablepatternseverynight.Whenitisgettingbrighteritiscalled
WAXING
Whenitisgettingdarkeritiscalled
WANING
Ourmoonisanatural
satellite.
ItorbitsaroundtheearthonceeveryMOONTH
Ourmoonisalsoresponsibleforourtides!

LightinSpace:
1. Doplanetscreatelightorreflectlight?
2. Comets,moons,andasteroids,-dotheycreatelightorreflectlight?
3. Dostarsreflectorcreatelight?

Satellitesinspace:
Satellitesareobjectsthatorbitaroundaplanet.MoonsareNATURALsatellites.SatellitescreatedbyNASA
arenotnatural

TheSun:
Thesunisthecenterofoursolarsystem.Itcreatesheatandenergyforlifeonearth.
Itis____________milliontimesthesizeofearth
Thesunrisesandsetsinapredictablepatterneveryday
Itrisesinthe_________________andsetsinthe_________________________
Ifyouweretocreateasundialyouwouldseethelongestshadowsinthe
___________________________andthe__________________________________andyou
wouldseetheshortestshadowsat________________________

Eclipses
SolarEclipse:

LunarEclipse:

Constellations
Wehave88constellationsinoursolarsystem.
Constellationshelpastronomersexplorethenightskybycreatingasortofmap.
Differentconstellationscanbeseenatdifferenttimesofyear,anddependingonwhereyouareintheworld
(northernorsouthernhemisphere)
Thereare2veryspecialconstellationsinourhemisphere.Theyarespecialbecausetheycanbeseeninthe
northernhemisphereyearround.Theyarecalled:
_____________________and_________________________

Anotherspecialconstellation,thewintersoldieriscalled_________________.Hecaneasilybespotted
becauseofhisbelt.