astronomy daily two

04/12/2023

Daily Two 6/25

Which old science guy was the first to suggest a sun centered solar system?

Which old science guy discovered the moons of Jupiter?

It was ME!

04/12/2023

Daily Two 7/1/09

Which old science guy realized that gravity is universal when he got hit in the head with an apple?

Newton

Which old science guy came up with 3 laws of planetary motion?

Kepler3

04/12/2023

Daily Two 6/29 Video Questions

How did the moon form?

Who was the first scientist to look at the moon with a telescope?

Objective: Observe properties of ellipses.

04/12/2023

Daily Two 9/26 – 9/29 Video Questions

What’s UP with China?

What’s China’s goal in space?

What am I here for?

Daily Two 6/30

What is the scientific name for the dark spots on the moon?

Maria

What are the dark spots on the moon made of?

•Lava Beds

Daily Two: 10/2 – 10/3

One thing that caused our nebula to contract was:A Shock Wave

from a Supernova

Another thing that caused our nebula to contract was:Heavy elements

from a Supernova

Daily Two 7/2

Which is a solar eclipse?

Why does the moon have more craters than the earth? Earth - atmosphere

protects it. Moon - no weather or

erosion. Moon - no tectonic

plates

Moon

Daily Two 10/6 – 10/7

Scientists believe that everything in the known universe began in an explosion called:

Our solar system formed:

a. Immediately after the Big Bang

b. 13 billion years agoc. Before the formation

of the first starsd. After a supernova

started the contraction of our nebular cloud

The Big Bang

22.3 Reading Strategy

Crust and Mantle Chunks

Crust and Mantle Chunks

Gravity caused the chunks to clump

Moon formed from debris

Question 9 – 22.3 Earth’s Moon

Characteristic

•Color•Texture•Mountains?•Rilles?

Highlands

•Light•Rough•Yes•No

Maria•Dark•Smooth•No•Yes

Question 13, 22.3 WB

Highlands

Maria

Rayed Craters

Question 15, WB 22.3

Why have the craters on the moon NOT been erased?

No erosion on moon (no weather)

Earth has plate tectonics and the moon doesn’t

23.2 Reading Strategy

Martian Atmosphere

Surface Features

Mostly Red

Polar Ice Caps

Dark RegionsLarge Canyons

Thin

CO2 , H

2O Dust Storms

Desert Like

Craters

Volcanoes

Mariner 9