The Earth
The Moon
The Sun
Seasons
100
One rotation of the Earth on its axis means the Earth has completed one of these.
What is one day?
100
True or false: The new moon appears twice during one lunar cycle.
False
100
How far the sun is from the Earth in Astronomical Units (AUs).
What is 1?
100
The seasons are caused by ____________.
The Earth's Tilt
200
(Daylight/Night time) lasts longer during the summer.
What is daylight?
200
True or false: The moon is the only celestial body that influences our tides.
False
200
Places on the sun's surface, appearing dark by contrast with its surroundings.
What are sunspots?
200
When it is summer in Australia it is ________ in France.
Winter
300
If the Earth were tilted at a different angle, the days would be (a different/the same) length.
If the Earth were tilted at a different angle, the days would be a different length.
300
Draw the positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun during a lunar eclipse.
300
The place where the magnetic field strongest in a sun spot.
What is the darkest part of the sunspot called the Umbra?
300
The sun is (more/less) direct in the summer than the winter.
The sun is more direct in the summer than the winter.
400
The Earth completes one (rotation/revolution) around the sun in one year.
The Earth completes one revolution around the sun in one year.
400
The phase seen about 3 days after a waxing crescent is:
First Quarter
400
The length of the solar cycle in years.
What is 11 years?
400
The season the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing in position 1.
What is Fall?
500
The Earth's axis is tilted at this angle.
What is 23.5 degrees?
500
Where on the moon did Apollo 11 land?
The Sea of Tranquility
500
More direct sunlight causes summer because:
a. The Sun's rays don't have to travel as far
b. Its the same amount of light over a smaller area
c. That part of the Earth is closer to the sun
d. Its the same amount of light over a larger area
More direct sunlight causes summer because:
b. Its the same amount of light over a smaller area
500
This season produces the longest shadows
What is winter?