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| 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 the teacher's instructions |
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| When is the daily tidal range greatest? |
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| The greatest tidal range occurs during Spring tides due to Earth-sun-moon alignment |
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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 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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| tilting of earth on its axis |
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| The geocentric model of the universe stated that... |
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| all known celestial bodies orbited the Earth |
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| What is the shape of the planets' orbit? |
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| The shape of Earth is described as... |
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| an oblate spheroid or ellipsoid, not a true sphere |
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| The movement of the axis of a rotating body or a wobble is known as... |
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| Revolution (I think nutation) |
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| What tool do you use to measure mass? |
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| balances, triple beam balances, electronic scales |
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| Which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses? |
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| Plants use sunlight to produce sugar using chlorophyll thorough a process known as... |
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| The energy of a photon is related to its... |
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| The movement in which Earth's axis slowly but continuously points in different directions is known as... |
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| What are the three types of galaxies? |
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| Elliptical, Spiral, and Irregular |
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| The turning or spinning of a body on its axis is known as... |
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| Earth's axis continuously points in different direction, 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 it's axis is known as... |
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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 sun cause what event? |
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| Gamma rays, X-rays, visible light, and radio waves are all types of... |
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| Mass is measured in which unit? |
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| The study of the property 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 protect us form 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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| Which law states that each planet revolves so that an imaginary line connecting it to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal time intervals? |
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| Kepler's 2nd Law of Planetary Motion |
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| What is the most important lab safety procedure? |
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| Follow instructions as directed by the teacher |
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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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| Earth axis maintains at the same angle of tilt. But, the direction in which the axis points continually changes. The change resembles a spinning top or wobble |
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| How does Earth move through space? |
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| Rotation, revolution, precession |
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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 thorough photosynthesis |
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| How does the sun's energy affect food webs on Earth? |
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| Plants use sunlight to produce sugar through the actions of chlorophyll |
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| Based o the observed red shifts in the spectral lines of distant galaxies, astronomers conclude that... |
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| space between galaxies is expanding |
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| Light seen in space is known as... |
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