Planets
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8
What is the shortest day of the year called?
Winter Solstice
What is the star in our solar system called?
Sun
What does it mean when a phase of the moon is waning?
We are seeing less of the moon
What causes shadows to get bigger and smaller throughout the day?
The angle of the sun
What are the 4 terrestrial planets in the Solar System?
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
What are the two days of the year when we experience equal sunlight and equal darkness?
Spring and Fall Equinox
What it the area that is part of our solar system but outside of the orbit of the planets called?
Orbit Cloud
During which phase of the moon is the Earth directly between the moon and the Sun?
Full Moon
True North
What separates the terrestrial planets from the Gas Giants?
Asteroid Belt
Why is it hotter in the summer than it is in the winter?
Because in the summer we are titled toward the sun and receiving more direct sunlight.
What is in the centre of a Galaxy?
Black Hole
During which phase of the moon is the moon directly between the Sun and the Earth?
New Moon
What causes a day to be 24 hours?
The rotation of the Earth
What is the revolution of a planet?
The time it takes to take 1 trip around the sun?
Why are the darkness hours longer in the Winter
Because our hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and receiving less direct sunlight
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way is considered what type of Galaxy?
A spiral Galaxy
The Gibbous phases of the moon are located on either side of what phase of the moon?
Full Moon
Because the length of the Earth's revolution around the Sun is actually 365.25 days so we need to add an extra day once every 4 years.
Why does Saturn have rings?
How many hours does the Earth rotate in one week?
168 Hours
What is a light year?
The amount of time it takes light to travel somewhere in one Earth Year (365.35 Days)
When the moon moves into the Earths shadow, causing the moon to be darkened, what is that called?
A Lunar Eclipse
Approximately how long does it take the moon to make one revolution around the Earth?
28 Days