Final Exam Review---Part 3- Patuxent High School - Yurko

What scientist proposed the three laws of planetary motion? 

The ___ planets take longer to orbit the sun than the _______planets do.

Tides are caused by which of the following?

What is a red shift?

When the sun reaches its greatest distance north and south of the equator on 6/20 and 12/21?

When the sun is directly at the Earth's equator causing equal hours of day and night it is a__

Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation sites what two main factors between two objects? 

This causes the varying solar radiation, and therefore the seasonal changes

Tycho Brahe was known for both collecting huge amounts of astronomical data, and: 

This theory describes the formation of the solar system

What theory describes the formation of the universe?

Earth's closest star, the sun and other stars in the Milky Way galaxy fall into what category? 

When the sun is furthest north, approximately December 21

The process within the Sun that creates its energy is called?

Who was the first person to propose a Geocentric Solar System?

Planets orbit the sun:

Who was the first person to propose a Heliocentric Solar System?

Causes the change of amounts of solar radiation (change of seasons) around the world .

What is the driving force of ocean surface currents?

One the accepted theory for the formation of our solar system.

When the sun is directly over the earth's equator...twice a year.

What type of eclipse is shown?