The Moon
How many hours or days does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth?
It takes 24 hours or one day for the moon to revolve around the earth.
What are the names of the two types of eclipses?
Lunar and Solar
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
The smallest planet in the solar system is Mercury.
True or False. The earth is the fourth closest planet from the sun.
It is False. The earth is the third closest planet from the sun.
Define the Milky Way Galaxy. What specifically is it? How old is it?
The Milky Way galaxy is one of the billions of galaxies in the universe and it is about 13.6 billion years old.
The Milky Way galaxy is a galaxy that includes our Solar System, with the name describing the Galaxy's appearance from Earth.
True or false! A person would weigh more on the moon than they do on Earth?
False. This is definitely not true. In fact it is the exact opposite, a person would weigh 6 times less on the moon than they would on Earth.
It can cause "eclipse blindness" or rational burns also known as solar nephropathy.
What planet is the most cold?
Uranus
How many days does it take for the earth to orbit/revolve around the sun? Do all planets take the same amount of time to revolve around the sun?
It takes the Earth exactly 365.25 days to orbit around the sun. This is why we have a 365 day calendar year.
No some planets take longer or shorter to orbit around the sun. For example Mars takes approximately 687 days to orbit around the sun which is almost double of Earth.
How many moons are there in the entire solar system. Which planet has the most moons? How many moons does it have? Which planets have zero moons?
There are more than 200 moons in the solar system. Most of the planets have 2 or more moons on them. However the Earth only has one moon. Mercury and Venus however have zero moons.
Saturn has the most moons, It has a total have 82 confirmed moons!
How many phases does the moon have?
The moon has 8 phases.
What is the difference between the 2 types of eclipses?
During a solar eclipse, the moon blocks the sun from view and during a lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow obscures the moon.
What planet has the most amount of moons?
Saturn
What does the Earth's rotation cause in terms of Observable Patterns?
It causes observable patterns like night and day.
What are the three different layers that the Earth is made up of? What are the 2 types of Crust?
The three different layers that the earth is made up of are the crust, the mantle, and the core.
There are 2 types of crust and they are Oceanic and Continental.
What is the distance from the Moon to the Earth?
The distance is 384,400 km.
When does a solar eclipse occur?
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby casting the Moon's shadow onto Earth and obscuring Earth's view of the sun, totally or partially.
False. Venus has no oceans because it is to hot to have them.
What are Earth's 4 oceans?
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.
How many moons does Mars have? What are there names?
Mars has 2 moons and their names are Phobos and Deimos.
What is the average temperature of the moon in celsius?
It varies from -183 degrees Celsius, at night, to 106 degrees Celsius during the day.
How many times a year is the maximum that a lunar eclipse can occur?
Three times a year is the maximum time a lunar eclipse occurs?
What are the 2 main things that Jupiter is made up of?
Jupiter is made up of mostly Hydrogen and Helium.
What is the revolution speed of the Earth?
The revolution speed of the Earth is 30 km/s.
Explain specifically about why seasons occur?
Why do we have seasons?
The reason we have seasons is because of the Earth's tilted axis and it is because throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the sun's most direct rays. So depending on the Earth's tilt it will be winter or summer.