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:

• National Aeronautic Space Administration

Compared to the summer, shadows in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere are

generally…• longer

What is another name for our North Star?

• Polaris

The sun is ____ times wider in diameter than the Earth.

• 109

The term that refers to how far away the Earth is from the

Sun…• Astronomical Unit (AU)

What did early civilization believe was the center of the

Solar System?• Earth

What did the Anazasi develop?

• Calendar

The Earth’s orbit around the sun takes….

• 365 ¼ days = 1 year

Why are there leap years?

• Every 4 years we need to account for the ¼ day.

There are myths associated with this grouping of stars….• Constellations

Name one constellation and give the myth associated

with it.

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.

How many Earth’s away is the moon?

• 30

How much smaller is the moon compared to the

Earth?• ¼ the size of Earth

How long does it take the Earth to rotate?

• 24 hours, 1 day

What does Equinox mean and when does it

occur?• Equal amount of daylight and

darkness

What season would you have the least amount of daylight

hours?• winter

How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?• 27.3 days (about 1 month)

Explain why the moon appears to be the same size

as the Sun.• It is 400x smaller, but 400x closer

The main reasons for the seasons are:

• Tilt of Earth• Amount of atmosphere with how the

rays hit Earth

Is the path of the sun an ecliptical or an elliptical path• Ecliptical

What season does the sun appear higher in the sky?

• Summer

What is the “apparent” path of the sun?

• Rise in the east, set in the west

When the sun is at it’s highest point in the sky, we call it….

• Solar Noon

When it is summer in the NH, it is ______ in the SH.

• Winter

What does the angle of separation of the North Star

tell us?• The latitude of the location where

we are

Good Luck on the Test