Our place in space
How many planets in our solar system have liquid on the surface?
One - Earth
The earth rotates on its _______ which is an imaginary line connecting the north and south poles.
axis
How many moons are there in our solar system?
173 known moons orbiting 6 planets
What is an eclipse?
How does high tide occur?
The moons gravitational pull pulls the ocean closer to the moon
What is the order of planets starting from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mards, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Earth is tilted on at an angle of
23.5 degrees
what way does the moon orbit the earth?
in an anti-clockwise direction
What are the two kinds of eclipses?
Solar eclipses and Lunar eclipses
How many low tides do we have a day?
2
The journey that the earth makes around the sun.
The half of the earth facing the sun is having
daytime
Which moon phase is the moon not visible?
in the new moon phase
What is a partial eclipse?
Only part of the sun is blocked by the moon.
What is 22:04 in 12 hour time?
10:04PM
How many days does the Earth that to orbit the sun?
365.25 days
The earth spins on its own....
Axis
Which moon phases does the moon appear to get smaller?
Waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent
True or False:
Solar Eclipses can be seen from the entire earth.
False: only seen by a small amount of area of the world, you have to be on the sunny/day side of the planet and you have to be in the moons shadow
Who sings the tide is high?
Atomic Kitten / Blondie
How many days does it take for the moon to orbit the earth?
28 days
Do we have lunar eclipses every month?
no, the moon's orbit is tilted so the earth only blocks the light sometimes
How does a lunar eclipse occur?
the earth moves in between the sun and the moon causing the moon to have no light hit it.
What colour is a lunar eclipse?
Reddish colour
What is 3:08AM in 24 hr time?