1) How Did Rosetta Speed up to Catch the Comet? - DocsLib

1) How Did Rosetta Speed up to Catch the Comet?

Please complete this video guide and bring it with you to the STEM event. Most answers are “fill in the blank” but there are some multiple choice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnnatZCQKFc

1) How did Rosetta speed up to catch the comet?______

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2) What happened to the earth when Rosetta sped up? (circle the best answer)

a. The Earth slowed down

b. The Earth sped up

c. Nothing happened

3) What is sublimation? (circle the best answer)

a. When a gas turns into a solid without being a liquid

b. When a solid becomes a gas without being a liquid

c. When a liquid becomes a gas without being a solid

4) Why would erupting geysers on the comet interfere with the landing?______

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5) What is a comets coma?______

6) How did the scientists keep Rosetta in orbit when they put it in hibernation?______

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______7) Why is studying comets important? ______

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______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73RDDIFCS8E

1) Why was the Gulf Stream important?______

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2) How did the presence of a nor’easter impact the storm?______

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3) What did the blocking high pressure system do?______

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4) Why was NOAA afraid the storm would land during high tide?______

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5) How did geography affect the flooding in NYC?

a. It acted as a funnel increasing the damage of the storm

b. It acted as a seawall and kept the storm from being more severe

c. It gave New Yorkers a good view of the storm?

6) Is Sandy an unusual storm?______

7) Did global warming play a factor? a. No it has no effect on storms

b. Yes it created Sandy

c. It is too soon to tell

8) Is the Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge important and why?______

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______http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1mln02_pbs-nova-the-pluto-files-s37e14-hdtv_tech

1) On the Harvard scale model of the Solar System, what object was used to show Plutos size? (circle the best answer)

a. A bowling ball

b. A ball bearing

c. A marble

2) List some of the oddball qualities of Pluto.______

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3) Who discovered Pluto?

a. Clyde Tombaugh

b. Percival Lowell

c. The Ancient Greeks

4) What university did Clyde Tombaugh attend before finding Pluto?

a. Michigan State

b. Harvard

c. None 5) Are there planet-like planets beyond Pluto?______

6) What is a dwarf planet?______

7) Do you think Pluto is a planet and why?______

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