Why do we have Seasons?
Solar & Lunar eclipses
What are moon phases and why they occur
Light Waves
Math
100

Why does Earth have Seasons?

Earth has a tilted Axis.

100

What phase must the moon be in to have a lunar eclipse?

Full Moon

100

What are 3 of the different phases of the moon?

Can answer any of these phases.

new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent.

100

What carries energy that causes materials to change?

Light

100

what are the first 3 numbers of pi?

3.14

200

How long does each season last for?

Each season last for 3 months.

200

What phase must the moon be in to have a solar eclipse?

New Moon

200

How many phases are there in one lunar cycle?

8 phases

200

What role does melanin play in protecting our body from the sun’s Ultraviolet light?

It absorbs the Ultraviolet light (to stop it from damaging the cells)

200

What does this mean: (X = +3, Y = -2)

Go right 3 and go down 2

300

Why does the northern hemisphere get hotter when it is tilted towards the sun?

The northern hemisphere receives more direct sunlight.

300

What is being blocked from the sun in a lunar eclipse?

The Moon

300

Why does the moon appear to change shape when viewed from Earth?

The moon seems to change shape from Earth because of how sunlight reflects on it as it orbits.

300

What are the two different kinds of waves?

Transverse and Compression

300

Name 2 transformations

Any 2 of these. Translation, reflection, rotation and dilation

400

If the northern hemisphere is facing towards the sun what season is it for the southern hemisphere?

It is winter for the southern hemisphere.

400

Why do solar and lunar eclipses happen so rarely if there is a new moon and a full moon every 28 days?

The moons orbit is tilted rather than straight.

400

What is the difference between a waxing moon and a waning moon?

Waxing means the moon’s getting bigger, and waning means the moon is getting smaller.

400

What kind of light causes an increase in damage to the cells?

Ultraviolet light

400

A triangle has vertices at A(2, 3), B(4, 5), and C(3, 7). It’s reflected over the y-axis. What are the new coordinates of the triangle?

Answer: A'(-2, 3), B'(-4, 5), C'(-3, 7)

500

What are summer and winter solstices?

The longest and shortest day of the year.

500

During a solar eclipse what part of the sun do we see from Earth?

The Corona. 

500

Why do we sometimes see a full moon and other times only a crescent or no moon at all?

It depends on the position of the moon and Earth.

500

What is the molecule in our atmosphere that absorbs Ultraviolet light?

Ozone

500

What does f(x)=x2 mean?

Parabola or the parent function

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