first quarter eqt science study guide by: miss washington

FIRST QUARTER EQT SCIENCE

STUDY GUIDEBY: MISS WASHINGTON

WHAT WERE THE BENEFITS (SPIN-OFFS) OF SPACE EXPLORATION THAT WE BENEFIT FROM ON EARTH?

• Weather satellites

• Velcro

• Powdered Drink mixes

• Smoke detectors

• Pace makers

• Joystick controllers

HOW HAS ALABAMA CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPACE INDUSTRY?

• Redstone Arsenal

• Saturn V Rockets

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Marshall team

• Dr. Mae Jemison

WHAT IS THE SUN ?

A STAR

HOW ARE THE INNER PLANETS ALIKE/DIFFERENT?

Inner planets- Rocky planets

Outer Planets- Gas Giants

WHAT IS THE RELATIVE ORDER OF THE PLANETS FROM OUR SUN IN THE SOLAR

SYSTEM?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

HOW ARE COMETS, ASTEROIDS, AND METEORS? ALIKE/DIFFERENT ?

• Asteroids are mostly found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Asteroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere are called meteors or shooting stars

• Meteorites are meteors that reach the surface of the Earth.

WHY IS EARTH THE ONLY PLANET THAT CAN SUPPORT LIFE?

• Earth’s distance from the sun

• It is also the only planet in our Solar System to maintain water

HOW IS FRICTION PRODUCED ?

When two objects are rubbed together

WHAT EFFECT DOES FRICTION HAVE ON THE SPEED OF A ROLLING OBJECT?

Friction can slow down the speed of an object

WHAT TYPE OF SURFACES WILL PRODUCE THE MOST FRICTION WHEN THEY RUB

AGAINST ONE ANOTHER ?

Rough surfaces such as carpet, gravel, and sandpaper

WHAT TYPE OF SURFACE WILL PRODUCE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF FRICTION?

Smooth Surfaces

HOW DO INCLINED PLANES AFFECT MOTION?

It can speed up motion

WHAT IS EARTH’S NATURAL SATELLITE ?

THE MOON

WHAT IS A FORCE?

A PUSH OR PULL

WHAT IS INERTIA?

The tendency of objects that are in motion to remain in motion

WHAT IS MOMENTUM?

Any mass in motion has momentum. It depends on the amount of material moving, the speed, and direction.

ANY TWO OBJECTS WITH MASS ATTRACT EACH OTHER WITH ITS ____________________.

GRAVITATIONAL FORCE

HOW CAN MAN-MADE SATELLITES HELP HUMANS ?

Man made satellites help humans forecast weather, transfer telephone calls over the ocean, support military activities, assist in the navigation of ships and aircrafts

WHAT ARE NATURAL SATELLITES ?

MoonsAsteroidsCometsMeteors

WHAT SUBSTANCE CAN REDUCE FRICTION?

LUBRICATION

NAME SEVERAL LUBRICANTS

WaterOilIce

THE SOLAR ___________ CONSISTS OF THE SUN, METEORITES, COMETS, AND OTHER OBJECTS

IN OUTERSPACE.

SYSTEM

AN _____________ IS THE PATH AN OBJECT TAKES AS IT MOVES AROUND ANOTHER

OBJECT IN SPACE.

ORBIT

THE _____________ IS IN THE CENTER OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

SUN

THE SUN IS A STAR, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A HOT BALL OF GLOWING GASES

_________________ IS THE FORCE OF ONE OBJECT’S PULL ON ANOTHER OBJECT.

GRAVITY

THE FOUR PLANETS CLOSEST TO THE SUN ARE CALLED ______________________ PLANETS.

INNER

THE FOUR PLANETS FARTHEST AWAY FROM THE SUN ARE CALLED THE ________________ PLANETS.

OUTER

A ___________________ IS A CHUNK OR ROCK OR METAL THAT ORBITS THE SUN.

ASTEROID

WHAT SEPARATES THE INNER PLANETS FROM THE OUTER PLANETS ?

THE ASTEROID BELT

THE TAIL OF A COMET IS REALLY __________.

ICE

WHAT TEAM FROM ALABAMA HELPED DESIGN THE HUBBLE TELESCOPE?

THE MARSHALL TEAM

THE GREATEST SOURCE OF ENERGY ON EARTH IS ____________.

THE SUN

WHAT SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT FROM SPACE EXPLORATION BENEFITED MEDICAL

RESEARCH ON EARTH?

THE PACEMAKER FOR THE HEART

WEATHER PREDICTION HAS BEEN IMPROVED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF __________________.

THE WEATHER SATELLITE