Seasons
Moon Phases
Eclipses
How long? How Many?
Potpourri
100

These days have equal hours of daylight and darkness.

What are Spring and Fall equinox (March 21 and Sept 21)

100

The Moon revolves around Earth. The Moon travels at a speed of about 1 km/s.  What keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth?

What is gravity

100

This eclipse happens when the moon is in the Earth's shadow and the full moon, sun, and Earth are lined up directly.

What is a Lunar eclipse

100
What is the length of time it takes the Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days or one year
100

Ian was watching a movie and heard the term "blood moon" which he experienced for himself. How do you explain a blood moon? 

A. It is a total solar eclipse.
B. It is a partial lunar eclipse with a red glow
C. It is a total lunar eclipse with a deep red glow
D. None of the above

What is It is a total lunar eclipse with a deep red glow ( C)

200

 What is the reason for the season? 


What is earth's tilt

200

The phases of the Moon are the regular changes in how the moon looks from Earth. In which phase is the moon not visible from Earth?

What is a New moon?

200

This eclipse happens when the sun is blocked by the moon and the new moon, Earth, and sun line up?

What is a Solar eclipse

200

Time for the moon to rotate on its axis

What is about 27 days 

200

During a lunar eclipse, one of the reasons why  the visible red colour is because of: 

A. Dust in space
B. Dust in the moon’s atmosphere
C. Dust in earth’s atmosphere
D. None of the above

What is Dust in the earth's atmosphere ( C)

300
In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the name of the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter.
What is the winter solstice?
300

Number days  it takes for the Moon to rotate once on its axis? 

A.  about 7 days             C.  about 29 days

B.  about 180 days         D.  about 365 days


What is about 29 days (C)

300

Jamie understands that it takes awhile for an eclipse to occur but he does understands the alignment of the celestial bodies. How should the earth, sun and moon align for a lunar eclipse to take place? 

What is Sun, earth moon 

300

What is the length of time it takes the moon to orbit the Earth?

one month (27.3)

300

Daily Double. Select the correct option matching together about Earth shadows: 

1. Umbra – darker, central part
2. Penumbra – the outer part lighter part
3. Antumbra – partly shaded area between the umbra and penumbra

A. Only 1 and 2
B. Only 2 and 3
C. Only 1
D. All 1, 2 and 3

What is All, 1, 2, 3( D)

400

How do the temperatures at the poles during the year compare to the temperatures at the equator during the year?

A.The poles temperature  more varies through the year

B.The poles are generally warm.

C.There is less variation in temperature at the poles.

D.There is more variation at the equator.

What is there are less variation in temperature at the poles ( C)

400

Name this moon phase. 


What is waxing crescent?

400

Why is it a lot less likely for someone to witness a total solar eclipse than a lunar eclipse? 


 What is the shadow cast by the moon is small 

400

What type of  eclipse takes place when a ring of light surrounds the outline of the moon?

What is  Annular solar eclipse

400

 What happens to the force of gravity between two objects if the distance between them decreases 

A. Gravity increases 

B gravity decreases

C. gravity stays the same

D. gravity disappears

What is gravity decreases ( B)

500
Earth's temperatures and hours of daylight stay the most constant at this latitude.
What is the equator?
500

Jasmine observed the appearance of the moon every week for a month. She sketches her observations. Use four diagrams to show  how the moon’s appearance could have changed during the month Jasmine performed her investigation starting with a full moon. ( Only include  new moon, full moon third quarter and first quarter)  


       


Full moon , third quarter, new moon , third quarter, full moon 

500

The reason we don't have an eclipse during every new moon or full moon.

What is the moon's orbit is on a tilt so the sun, moon, and Earth only line up twice a year for an eclipse?

500

 This term refers to the phases of the Moon where the amount of light we see is growing bigger each day 

A. waxing C. eclipsing B. waning D. gibbous

What is waxing (A)

500

A partial lunar eclipse is seen at locations in 

A. Earth's penumbra            B. Earth's Umbra

C. The Moon's Penumbra       D. The Moon's Umbra

What is earth's Penumbra ( A)

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