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

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

<p>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.</p><p> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnnatZCQKFc</p><p>1) How did Rosetta speed up to catch the comet?______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>2) What happened to the earth when Rosetta sped up? (circle the best answer)</p><p> a. The Earth slowed down</p><p> b. The Earth sped up</p><p> c. Nothing happened</p><p>3) What is sublimation? (circle the best answer)</p><p> a. When a gas turns into a solid without being a liquid</p><p> b. When a solid becomes a gas without being a liquid</p><p> c. When a liquid becomes a gas without being a solid</p><p>4) Why would erupting geysers on the comet interfere with the landing?______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>5) What is a comets coma?______</p><p>6) How did the scientists keep Rosetta in orbit when they put it in hibernation?______</p><p>______</p><p>______7) Why is studying comets important? ______</p><p>______</p><p>______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73RDDIFCS8E</p><p>1) Why was the Gulf Stream important?______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>2) How did the presence of a nor’easter impact the storm?______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>3) What did the blocking high pressure system do?______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>4) Why was NOAA afraid the storm would land during high tide?______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>5) How did geography affect the flooding in NYC?</p><p> a. It acted as a funnel increasing the damage of the storm</p><p> b. It acted as a seawall and kept the storm from being more severe</p><p> c. It gave New Yorkers a good view of the storm?</p><p>6) Is Sandy an unusual storm?______</p><p>7) Did global warming play a factor? a. No it has no effect on storms</p><p> b. Yes it created Sandy</p><p> c. It is too soon to tell</p><p>8) Is the Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge important and why?______</p><p>______</p><p>______http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1mln02_pbs-nova-the-pluto-files-s37e14-hdtv_tech</p><p>1) On the Harvard scale model of the Solar System, what object was used to show Plutos size? (circle the best answer)</p><p> a. A bowling ball</p><p> b. A ball bearing</p><p> c. A marble</p><p>2) List some of the oddball qualities of Pluto.______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>3) Who discovered Pluto?</p><p> a. Clyde Tombaugh</p><p> b. Percival Lowell</p><p> c. The Ancient Greeks</p><p>4) What university did Clyde Tombaugh attend before finding Pluto?</p><p> a. Michigan State</p><p> b. Harvard </p><p> c. None 5) Are there planet-like planets beyond Pluto?______</p><p>6) What is a dwarf planet?______</p><p>7) Do you think Pluto is a planet and why?______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p>

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