Moon Phases
Eclipses & Time
Seasons
Seasons pt. 2
Gravity & Solar System
100
What moon phase do we see on Earth when the moon is located at box #1 in this diagram?
FULL MOON
100
What type of eclipse is pictured here?
Lunar Eclipse
100
If it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern hemisphere?
Winter
100
Which diagram shows the sun's angles in June for the northern hemisphere? (left or right)
LEFT June is summer = direct sunlight
100
What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?
The Sun's Gravity
200
What moon phase do we see on Earth when the moon is located at box #7?
First quarter moon
200
What type of eclipse is pictured?
Solar Eclipse
200
Why is it colder in the winter?
Indirect (angled) sunlight
200
Which diagram shows the sun's angle for the Northern hemisphere during December?
Right December is winter = more angled sun
200
Why does the Sun have the most gravity?
Because it has the most mass (it is the biggest)
300
What moon phase do we see from the Earth when the moon is at box #8?
Waxing Gibbous
300
How long does it take for the moon to go through all of its phases?
One month!
300
What season is it in the Northern hemisphere at location #2 in this diagram?
Fall
300
Which diagram shows the sun's angle on the Southern hemisphere during June?
Right June is winter in the southern hemisphere!
300
What are the 3 'groups' of planets in our Solar System?
INNER planets, OUTER planets, DWARF planets
400
What phase of the moon do we see from Earth when the moon is located at box #4?
Waning Crescent
400
How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth once?
a month
400
What season is it in the Southern hemisphere at location #3 in the diagram?
Summer
400
At which 2 locations do we experience SOLSTICES?
#1 & #3
400
What keeps the Sun in orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
GRAVITY!
500
What moon phase do we see from the Earth when the moon is located at box #3?
Third quarter moon
500
How many times does the moon revolve around the Earth in 1 year?
12 (once a month = 12 months in a year)
500
If it is JUNE, will the Northern hemisphere have 15 hours of sunlight in a day, or 8 hours of sunlight in a day?
15 hours because summer daylight lasts longer!
500
During which months do we experience Equinoxes (at #2 & #4 in the diagram)?
March and September
500
What 2 things need to be shown in a 'to scale' model of the Solar System?
The size of planets and The distance between planets