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NASA

HOMEWORK

To the Galaxy and Beyond TEST- Monday, March 7th

Review guides due on Friday, March 4th

Break down of review guides

Review guide #1 complete Monday- you can make a Quizlet and share it with me 

Review guide #2 complete by Tuesday

Review guide #3 Official Review guide complete by Thursday 

Answers NOW POSTED 

Journal Space Exploration 

Periods 1,5,9- Due Wednesday, March 9th

Periods 2,7,8- Due Thursday, March 10th

Journal Space Exploration

Should space be explored by NASA (government funded agency- with educated and trained astronauts, scientists, researchers, employees) OR by private companies (raise own money and may or may not have educated and trained astronauts, scientists, researchers, employees)? Explain your decision.

OR

Astronauts have landed on Mars and cargo supplies were sent via a rocket months ago (rocket drop mission included- water, food, oxygen supplies, solar panel kits, habitation module kid, and communication kit - ** kit needs to be assembled by astronauts).  Develop and explain a “Mars To Do List” of 10 to do items for the astronauts to completed during the first several days on Mars that has never seen mankind before.

PAGE REQUIREMENT AT LEAST ¾ OF A PAGE RESPONSE

Review Guides 

ANSWERS

Gas giants- Outer

Rings- Outer

No Solid Surfaces- Outer

Earth Like Terrestrial- Inner

Warmer Temperatures- Inner

Cooler Temperatures- Outer 

Giant Red Spot- Outer

Closer to Sun- Inner

Further from Sun- Outer

Solid Surfaces- Inner

Explored by rovers- Inner

Longer revolution around Sun- Outer

Shorter revolution around Sun- Inner

Larger Planets- Outer 

ANSWERS

Across

1- Mars

3-Highlands
5- Waxing
7- Crater
8- Rings
10- Tilt
11-Inner
13- Color
15-Terrestrial
16- Outer
17- NASA

Down

2- Spacestation
4-SpaceShuttle
6-Waning
9-Venus
12-Rotation
14- Revolution 

ANSWERS

1. What is the difference between the Earth’s rotation and revolution?

ROTATION- SPINS ON AXIS

REVOLUTION- MOVEMENT AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT / SUN

2. What     is a way I can remember the difference? A trick or tip

2. Why do the four different seasons occur on Earth?

EARTH’S TILT CHANGES AS IT ROTATES AND REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN

3. Compare and contrast inner and outer planets (name, characteristics, etc)

Inner Planets                           

Small 
Terrestrial _Earth Like
Hotter
Solid Surfaces
Dense / Rocky  
      

Compare
Orbit / Revolution around sun
Classified as planets
Orbit in same direction

Outer Planets
Large 
Further from the sun 
Gases 
Rings
No Solid Surfaces - except center core                                                                      

4. Name and describe the three different ways space has been explored.    

    1.PROBES/ROVERS

    How it is used  in space COLLECT DATA WITH NO CREW

    2. SPACE SHUTTLE

    How it is used in space ORBIT WITH CREW COMPLETE MISSIONS

    3. SPACE STATION

    How it is used in space LIVING QUARTER FOR CREW COLLECT DATA

    4. ROCKETS

    How it is used in space USED TO LAUNCH SATELLITES

    5. SATELLITES

    How it is used in space COMMUNICATION TOOLS FOR HUMANS

5. Why does the moon go through 8 different phases within a 21-28 day cycle?

CHANGING POSITION OF THE MOON, SUN, AND EARTH

6. Identify and name the 8 phases of the moon?

1 New Moon

2 Waxing Crescent

3  First Quarter

4 Waxing Gibbous

5 Full Moon

6 Waning Gibbous

7 Third / Last Quarter

8 Waning Crescent

What is a way I can remember this order?

Wax on first, then wain (rain off),  Waxing Crescent (C is before G (Gibbous)

7. How does a scientist identify and classify stars?

COLOR, SIZE, AND TEMPERATURE

8. What are the inner and outer planets? (excluding Pluto)

Inner Planets                        Outer Planets

Earth                            Saturn   

Mars                            Neptune

Mercury                        Uranus

Venus                            Jupiter

9. Based on the evidence shared in-class, do you believe Pluto should be classified as a planet or classified as a dwarf planet?

OPEN ENDED RESPONSE - LOOK AT PLUTO NOTES ON OUTER PLANET CONCEPT TERM SHEET!!!

Journal Entry Checklist------Cranium Crunch

1-You can Google Doc OR handwrite your entry in your spiral notebook

2-I will only accept them on the due date unless you know that you will be absent when they are due

3- If you are typing on a Google Doc, please double space

4-Just start writing... you do not have to write out the question and then start writing.... think of this as a diary....

5-Journal Entries through a Google Doc

1. Share Google doc with me through email.

2. Add message function when Google doc is shared.  Write an email message to me stating what journal entry you are submitting.

3. Can share with me at any time before the due date and by 2:40 pm on the date it is due. If it is an early release day it is due by 12:25 pm.

4. If you submit your journal entry after 2:40 pm or 12:25 pm, it is considered LATE.

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