Science Earth Phases
Earth does what over 24 hours in a day?
Rotates
What phase of the moon comes after new moon?
4th grade standard
waxing crescent
What is the way a rock breaks called?
Cleavage
How has space exploration helped the economy in Florida?
It created jobs in Florida for Nasa and aeronautical engineers.
What is the easiest and coolest way to study space from earth?
Research space (NASA) on your computer
What is the imaginary line that earth rotates on?
Axis
How many phases of the moon happen in one month?
8 phases
What's it called when a rock has a metal shine?
Luster
Does the Hubble Space Telescope orbit Earth or travel into space?
Orbits the earth and send back info and pictures to earth
Does a constellation change its pattern throughout the year?
No, but it does change its position in the sky depending on the season and earths revolution around the sun.
Earth Rotates or Revolves around the sun?
Revolves
When the moon can not be seen from Earth, what phase is it in?
New Moon
What type of rock is formed when magma flows to the surface and cools and hardens?
Igneous Rock
What is one of the NEGATIVE effect of culture on the space program in Florida.
too many visitors make the state crowded
If the moon is a full moon on May 15th, what would it look like 30 days later on June 15th?
Full Moon
Which direction does earth rotate on its axis?
Counter clockwise
Which phase of the moon is known as a blood red moon or blue moon?
Full Moon
Which type of property is tested when you scratch a rock on a tile?
Cleavage, hardness, luster, or color
Hardness
What type of telescope uses lenses to form pictures?
Refracting Telescope
What is the difference between 12am and 12 pm in Earth's rotation?
12 am is in the middle of the night, and 12 pm is daytime.
What is the name of the ship that was launched without humans on it to return to the moon and let off some satellites?
Artemis 1
Which 2 phases of the moon look exactly alike from earth?
First Quarter and Third Quarter (last Quarter)
Which type of rock is formed from sediment and other pieces of rock pressed together over many years?
Sedimentary Rock
What type of telescope uses mirrors to form images?
Reflecting Telescope
Why does it look like the moon crosses the sky during the evening hours starting in the east at 7pm and in the west at 7am?
Earth rotating on its AXIS