Astronomy Test 2 Review

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Across
  1. 1. coordinate that describes how far west or east of the prime meridian you are
  2. 3. inner planets are also called ______, meaning Earth like (Rocky)
  3. 4. the ______ of Polaris is equal to the latitude of the observer
  4. 6. the shape of all orbits
  5. 7. Outer planets are also called ______, meaning Jupiter like (Gas)
  6. 10. the outdated model of the solar system that shows the Earth at the center of the solar system
  7. 12. the earth REVOLVES around the Sun at a rate of ____ degree(s) per hour
  8. 16. has a latitude of 44 degrees 55 mins North and a longitude of 74 degrees 50 mins West.
  9. 17. all orbits are ellipses with the Sun at one _____
  10. 18. Kepler said that a planet will sweep out _____ areas in equal amounts of time in the orbit
  11. 19. also called a shooting star because it burns up when it enters our atmosphere
  12. 20. also called dirty snowball, has the most eccentric orbit in the solar system
  13. 21. ______ trails also show that the Earth rotates. They all appear to move around the north star
Down
  1. 1. coordinate that describes how far north or south of the equator you are
  2. 2. the current model of the solar system that shows the Sun at the center
  3. 5. another name for the north star
  4. 6. the measure of how flattened a circle is
  5. 8. planet with the most circular orbit
  6. 9. Foucault's ________ knocks down pegs in a circular pattern, proving that the Earth rotates throughout the day
  7. 11. the _______ effect causes things to appear to be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere (Like winds, ocean currents, planes, etc)
  8. 13. The force that caused the planets to form by allowing material in space to stick together and grow
  9. 14. the Earth rotates at a rate of ______ degrees per hour
  10. 15. most of these are found between the orbits of mars and jupiter- they are made of rock/clay/metal