Moon
What is the Moon made of on the outside?
The Moon is made of Rock and Dust
What are constellations made of?
Stars!
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars!
What is Scaling Down?
Making Something smaller than its real size, but keeping the same proportions.
What causes the Moon to shine at night?
The Moon reflects light from the sun.
What do we call it when the Moon looks completely round?
We call it a full moon.
What is the name of the constellation shaped like a hunter?
Orion!
Which is the third planet from the sun?
Earth!
If you model the distance from moon (ping pong ball) to Earth, how far away is it?
The Earth would be about 12 floor tiles away.
What is the name of the constellation shaped like a lion in Spring?
Leo!
What are Moon phases?
Different ways the moon looks from earth over the course of a lunar cycle.
As Earth rotates on its axis what are the constellations doing?
They are rising in the East.
What force keeps planets moving around the Sun?
Gravity!
What is the purpose of scaling down?
To make big, complex, or hard-to-see things easier to study, understand, and work with.
Estimate: how many times does the Moon orbit Earth in one year?
About 12 times (once every month).
What is the difference between the waxing and waning phases of the moon?
Waxing- Growing (from new moon to full moon)
Waning- Smaller ( from full moon back to new moon)
Why do constellations look different in different seasons?
Because Earth moves around the Sun.
Which planet is famous for its large rings?
Saturn!
If you scale down the size of the moon to a ping pong ball, the Sun is ___________
The size of the entire classroom
If a model of a rocket is 5ft and is a scaled down version of the real 20ft rocket, what has happened to its size?
It has been scaled down by 4x its original size
What causes ocean tides on Earth, mostly because of the Moon's gravity?
The Moon's gravitational pull on Earth's oceans. Tidal Locking
Are the stars in a constellation actually close together in space?
No! They can be very far apart, even though they look close together from Earth.
Which planet is tilted on it's side as it spins?
Uranus!
If the Sun is a 12 student circle... the moon is ________
The size of a peppercorn (Black pepper kernel)
What do we call it when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun?
A solar eclipse.