Moon Phase
How many phases of the moon?
8
True or False:
The sun is a planet
False
What angle/degree is earth's tilt?
What is 23.5 degrees?
True or False: The Earth revolves around the Moon.
False
The sun rises in the __________ and sets in the ________.
east, west
What is the word for when the Moon's light is gradually getting smaller?
Waning
The Earth takes 365 rotations around the sun to complete one revolution, which we call a ___________.
What is a year?
How many moons does the earth have?
Why does the Moon appear to shine?
It reflects light from the Sun
Which season occurs in the Northern Hemisphere when the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun?
Summer
Does the Moon get smaller or larger after a Full Moon?
Smaller
What force keeps Earth orbiting the Sun?
Gravity
What is the imaginary line that Earth rotates around called?
Axis
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
What galaxy is earth in?
The milky way
Approximately how long does it take for the Moon to complete one full cycle of phases?
28 days
How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?
What is 365.25 days.
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
10. About how many times could the Moon fit across the diameter of Earth?
A) 1 time
B) 4 times
C) 10 times
D) 50 times
4
When it is summer in Australia, what season is it generally in the Northern Hemisphere?
Winter
What is the Moon phase called when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun?
New Moon
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
How many minutes does it take for Earth to complete 1 full rotation?
24x60 = 1440 minutes
Why do we always see the same side of the moon from the Earth?
The Moon rotates at the same rate that it orbits Earth
What is the name of the model that describes the Earth as the immovable center and all planets orbit it.
Geocentric model