CRCT QUESTIONWhen the solar system first evolved it was composed of

primarily A. hydrogen and oxygen.B. hydrogen and helium.C. helium and nitrogen.D. hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY

Why can’t a nose be 12

inches long?

Because then it would be a

foot!

MARCHMADNESS

Wednesday’s WinnerAcademic 1 and 2

35. WIND POWER IS NOT TYPICALLY USED TO GENERATE ALL OF THE ELECTRICITY NEEDED FOR LARGE CITIES BECAUSE THE

A. WASTE PRODUCTS ARE UNSAFE. B. ENERGY SOURCE IS INCONSISTENT. C. FUEL EXPENSES ARE TOO GREAT. D. ENERGY PRODUCED IS NOT IN A USABLE FORM

36. WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT EARTH'S HEATING PATTERNS IS TRUE?

A. THE RATE OF COOLING DEPENDS ON THE SEASON. B. LARGE BODIES OF WATER COOL MORE QUICKLY THAN LAND. C. LAND COOLS MORE QUICKLY THAN LARGE BODIES OF WATER. D. LAND AND LARGE BODIES OF WATER COOL AT THE SAME RATE.

STUDY GUIDE

ANSWERS

5 ALIVE

1. Who was the first astronomer to discover that the planet’s orbits weren’t circular

2. What do the inner planets have in common?

3. What would happen if their was no gravity in the solar system?

4. How old is the solar system said to be?

5. The phase of the moon you see depends on what?

POSTER PASS1. Groups of 4 2. 4 posters 3. Label them

a. History of Astronomy b. Planets

c. Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors

d. Formation of the Solar System

4. You will pass the posters every 3 minutes

Name Game

Gravity

Nebula

NicholasCopernicus

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96feb/copernicus.html

Geocentric

Venus

Meteoroid

Ptolemy

http://web.hao.ucar.edu/public/education/sp/images/ptolemy.html

Meteor

Hydrogen&

Helium

Supernova

Astroid

NASA

Coma

Meteoroid

Comet

Meteoroid

Inertia

Astroid Belt

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/images/scie_galileo2.jpg

4.6 Billion

Mars

TIER 2-PLANETS FREE CHOICE-10 points each

1. Inner planet-characteristics 2. Outer planets characteristics 3. Order of the planets 4. Asteroid belt5. Formation of the solar system 6. Age of solar system7. Rotation of the planets (shortest and

longest)8. Revolution of the planets (shortest and

longest)9. Organization10. Presentation