Seasons
These days have equal hours of daylight and darkness.
What are Spring and Fall equinox (March 21 and Sept 21)
The Moon revolves around Earth. The Moon travels at a speed of about 1 km/s. What keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth?
What is gravity
This eclipse happens when the moon is in the Earth's shadow and the full moon, sun, and Earth are lined up directly.
What is a Lunar eclipse
Ian was watching a movie and heard the term "blood moon" which he experienced for himself. How do you explain a blood moon?
A. It is a total solar eclipse.
B. It is a partial lunar eclipse with a red glow
C. It is a total lunar eclipse with a deep red glow
D. None of the above
What is It is a total lunar eclipse with a deep red glow ( C)
What is the reason for the season?
What is earth's tilt
The phases of the Moon are the regular changes in how the moon looks from Earth. In which phase is the moon not visible from Earth?
What is a New moon?
This eclipse happens when the sun is blocked by the moon and the new moon, Earth, and sun line up?
What is a Solar eclipse
Time for the moon to rotate on its axis
What is about 27 days
During a lunar eclipse, one of the reasons why the visible red colour is because of:
A. Dust in space
B. Dust in the moon’s atmosphere
C. Dust in earth’s atmosphere
D. None of the above
What is Dust in the earth's atmosphere ( C)
Number days it takes for the Moon to rotate once on its axis?
A. about 7 days C. about 29 days
B. about 180 days D. about 365 days
What is about 29 days (C)
Jamie understands that it takes awhile for an eclipse to occur but he does understands the alignment of the celestial bodies. How should the earth, sun and moon align for a lunar eclipse to take place?
What is Sun, earth moon
What is the length of time it takes the moon to orbit the Earth?
one month (27.3)
Daily Double. Select the correct option matching together about Earth shadows:
1. Umbra – darker, central part
2. Penumbra – the outer part lighter part
3. Antumbra – partly shaded area between the umbra and penumbra
A. Only 1 and 2
B. Only 2 and 3
C. Only 1
D. All 1, 2 and 3
What is All, 1, 2, 3( D)
How do the temperatures at the poles during the year compare to the temperatures at the equator during the year?
A.The poles temperature more varies through the year
B.The poles are generally warm.
C.There is less variation in temperature at the poles.
D.There is more variation at the equator.
What is there are less variation in temperature at the poles ( C)
Name this moon phase.
What is waxing crescent?
Why is it a lot less likely for someone to witness a total solar eclipse than a lunar eclipse?
What is the shadow cast by the moon is small
What type of eclipse takes place when a ring of light surrounds the outline of the moon?
What is Annular solar eclipse
What happens to the force of gravity between two objects if the distance between them decreases
A. Gravity increases
B gravity decreases
C. gravity stays the same
D. gravity disappears
What is gravity decreases ( B)
Jasmine observed the appearance of the moon every week for a month. She sketches her observations. Use four diagrams to show how the moon’s appearance could have changed during the month Jasmine performed her investigation starting with a full moon. ( Only include new moon, full moon third quarter and first quarter)
Full moon , third quarter, new moon , third quarter, full moon
The reason we don't have an eclipse during every new moon or full moon.
What is the moon's orbit is on a tilt so the sun, moon, and Earth only line up twice a year for an eclipse?
This term refers to the phases of the Moon where the amount of light we see is growing bigger each day
A. waxing C. eclipsing B. waning D. gibbous
What is waxing (A)
A partial lunar eclipse is seen at locations in
A. Earth's penumbra B. Earth's Umbra
C. The Moon's Penumbra D. The Moon's Umbra
What is earth's Penumbra ( A)