Earth Sun Moon Basics
Seasons
Moon Phases
Eclipses
Dadalicious Jokes
100
A Natural Object in Space
Celestial Object
100
What season is this (tell which hemisphere too, NH or SH)?
Summer in NH
or
Winter in SH
100
The phase of the moon when the moon is directly between the sun and the earth
New Moon
100
Why is it more likely to see a lunar eclipse than a solar one?
Earth's shadow is much larger than the moon's.
100
What do you call a cow with two legs?
Lean beef
200
the path that an object follows as it revolves around another object
Orbit
200
What is the date (about) of the fall equinox in the NH?
September 20
200
How long (about) does it take the moon to revolve around Earth?
Either 29.5 days or 1 month
200
What type of eclipse is this?
Lunar
200
What did the dad say when the son asked him to explain a solar eclipse?
No son.
300
The number of degrees Earth is tilted relative to its orbital plane (accurate to the nearest 1/10th)
23.4
300
What feature of Earth makes it have seasons?
Its tilt on it's axis.
300
I found this online so it must be correct. Is it the correct phase? If not, what is it?
Incorrect. Should be WAXING Gibbous.
300
What are the two parts of the moon's shadow called during a solar eclipse?
Umbra
Penumbra
300
Why can't T-rexes clap their hands?
They are extinct.
400
an imaginary line around which a rotating object turns
Axis
400
What is the (approx) date of the winter solstice in the SOUTHERN hemisphere?
June 20
400
What phase of the moon is this?
Third Quarter
400
Describe the only place on Earth you can see a solar eclipse in totality when one is happening?
Somewhere along the path of the moon's umbra on Earth's surface
400
What starts with "w" and ends in "t."
It does.
500
The number of days it takes the earth to rotate one time.
One
500
These are the two lines that mark the furthest north and south the direct (90 degree) rays of the sun reach during Earth's revolution. (You must have both for credit.)
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
500
Which direction does the sun's light appear to move across the face of the moon?
Right to left
500
If the moon revolves around the earth, explain why there isn't a solar eclipse every time we have a new moon and a lunar eclipse every time we have a full moon?
The moon's orbit is tilted (on an angle) compared to Earth's orbit.
500
What's the difference between a literalist and a kleptomaniac?
A literalist takes things literally. A kleptomaniac takes things, literally.