Vocab
The relative size of things
Scale
During this moon phase, the moon appears completely bright from earth and is on the opposite side of the sun
This is the moon phase that can sometimes have a lunar eclipse
Full Moon
Name the 4 rocky planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
In this corny science movie starring Brendan Frasier, a volcanologist and his nephew search for a missing family member INSIDE the earth.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
When the moon is completely dark
Lunar Eclipse
During this moon phase, the moon is between earth and the sun, and the moon appears completely dark when viewed from earth
New Moon
This is the moon phase that can sometimes have a solar eclipse
New Moon
Explain why the sun and the moon appear to be about the same size when looking up into the sky?
Size and Distance. The moon is much smaller but is much closer to us than the sun, which is way bigger and farther away
In this animated film, a lonely robot spends all of his time picking up trash on a polluted planet, before traveling across the galaxy to pursue love
Wall-E
The shape of the illuminated part of the moon, as it appears from earth
Moon Phase
This moon phase occurs between a waxing crescent and a waxing gibbous moon
First Quarter
When the northern hemisphere is pointed towards the sun, it is experiencing this season
Summer
Name the planets in order from closest to farthest from the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. ....(pluto)
In this classic space series, rebel forces travel in ships at lightspeed, fight with concentrated beams of light, and use "the force" to stop an evil empire from taking over a galaxy.
Star Wars
A moon phase that looks like less than half a circle when viewed from earth
Crescent Moon
This moon phase occurs right before a new moon, and is mostly dark with only a small section of illumination on the left side of the moon
Waning Crescent
When the southern hemisphere is pointed towards the sun, the northern hemisphere is experiencing this season
Winter
Gravity, the spin (rotation) and orbital paths of the planets keep them moving with momentum
In this other-worldly film, an astronaut is left behind on a different planet during a research mission, and must use intelligence, grit, and determination to survive.
The Martian
A moon phase that looks like more than half a circle when viewed from earth
Gibbous Moon
Waning Gibbous
Approximately how many degrees is the earth's axial tilt?
23.5
Explain how ocean tides are a result of the moon's gravity.
High tide = pulled by gravity from the moon. the part of earth closest to (and opposite of) the moon is experiencing a stronger pull towards the moon. The earth's rotation results in this twice a day.
In this time and gravity bending science movie, future space travelers explore different solar systems to be a new home for humans as earth's resources become depleted.
Starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway
Interstellar