Planets
The largest planet in our solar system...
What is Jupiter?
How many phases does the Moon have?
The Earth completes a full rotation on its axis once every ____ hours.
What is 24?
What does ISS stand for?
The smallest planet in our solar system...
What is Mercury?
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This means "shrinking" since the illuminated area is decreasing.
What is "waning"?
The Earth completes a full revolution around the Sun once every ______ days.
What is 365?
Who was the first Canadian Commander of the ISS...
Who is Chris Hadfield?
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State one planet and why humans can't live there
Answers may vary.
This means "getting bigger" since the illuminated area is increasing.
What is "waxing"?
The Earth is titled on its axis at an angle of ______ degrees.
What is 23.5?
Name at least two basic needs that an astronaut has while in space
What is oxygen, food, water, rest, some way to dispose waste?
List the planets that are gas giants...
What is
the outer planets...
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
True or False
The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.
What is true?
What happens in a Solar Eclipse?
The Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and blocks the Sun from reaching the Earth (it may block it partially, fully, etc.)
Name 3 technologies that Canada has contributed to space...
What is....
Humble Telescope
Newt Suit
Canadarm?
List the planets in order from closest to the Sun to furthest away from the Sun.
What is...
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
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Explain why it looks like the Moon changes shape.
The Moon is a sphere but it does not emit its own light. It is illuminated by the Sun. As the moon orbits around Earth, the moon appears to change shape because we only see the portion that it is illuminated by the Sun.
Illuminated - means lit up ....the sun's light is reflected on the moon's surface which is why it appears to be lit up!
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Explain why we have days and nights.
What is....the Earth does one full rotation on its axis every 24 hours. When the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth that is facing the Sun experiences daylight and the part of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun experiences night?
How has space technology benefited our lives? Give at least one example
What is....we wouldn't have:
artificial limbs, camera phones, water purification systems, LEDs, scratch resistant lenses, dust busters, ear thermometers, wireless headsets, memory foam, freeze dried food, etc.
There are also experiments in space that help us better understand health problems.
Satellites help us predict weather, detect illegal logging & animal poaching, tv signals, Global Positioning System (GPS)