Planets
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What gravity is stronger, the moon or sun?
The Moon - as it is closer to Earth
The Moon gets its light from the...
Sun
When the moon is dark what is it called?
New Moon
What are the seasons that Earth experience?
Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
The name for when the Earth is going around the sun?
Orbit
How many high tides and low tides occur daily?
2 high tides and 2 low tides
Approximately how many days does it take the moon to go through a complete cycle?
29.5 (round it to 30 days)
Does the sun have a gravitational force? Yes/no
Yes!
Why does Earth have seasons?
Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted
How long does it take for the Earth to make a full orbit around the sun?
365 days
If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are lined up, the Earth would have what type of tide?
Spring Tide
What is the name we give to the moon at its largest?
Full moon
When the moon passes between the Sun and Earth is called...
Solar eclipse
What is the northern half of the planet called?
northern hemisphere
Name 2 gas planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What force primarily causes tides?
Gravitational pull of the moon and sun
What do we call the moon phases as it gets smaller and darker?
Waning
Name 1 way the Indigenous Australians use the stars
navigation, predicting weather and seasonal changes, planning food gathering, and cultural storytelling
What is the imaginary line called that separates the northern and southern hemisphere?
Equator
What is our galaxy called?
The Milky Way
What do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to eachother?
Neap tides
What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?
Is the sun a planet? True or false
False, the sun is a star
The earth is a tilted planet. What is the degree of tilt? (I will award the points if it is somewhat close)
23.5 degrees