Week 16: Fast & Curious

Front

What is a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet?

Back

Satellite

Front

What is the time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun?

Back

Year

Front

What is the motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the spin of a body on its axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the water level that is lower than the average sea level?

Back

Low Tide

Front

What is the term for the gravitational pull that keeps satellites in orbit around a planet?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the term for the longest day of the year when the sun is at its highest point?

Back

Solstice

Front

What is the term for the two times in a year when day and night are of equal length?

Back

Equinox

Front

What is the term for the highest level of the tide?

Back

High Tide

Front

What is the term for the tide that occurs when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

Back

Neap Tide