Approximately how many days does it take for the moon to complete a cycle?
What is 28-29 days
100
List our 4 seasons
What is Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
100
What is an animal adaptation?
What is any behaviour or structure that helps them survive in their habitat
100
What are tides?
What is daily changes in the water
100
What is an eclipse?
What is when one celestial body covers another celestial body
200
Does the moon provide its own source of light?
What is no - the moon simply reflects sunlight
200
How do seasons occur?
What is They occur due to the tilt of the Earth on its axis - tilting toward the sun = summer; away from the sun = winter
200
Tell me 2 animals that adapt to the changing seasons and what it is they do
What is bear (hibernate), geese (migrate)
200
How do tides occur?
What is the gravitational force of the moon and sun across the Earth
200
When does a solar eclipse occur (position and phase of moon)
What is during a new moon when the moon is between Earth and sun
300
List (in order - starting with New Moon) the phases
What is New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent
300
If the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer, describe what the Earth and tilt may look like
What is the Earth is tilted with the top half facing toward the sun and the lower half facing away from the sun
300
What are nocturnal animals? Give me two examples
What is animals who are sleeping/hiding from sun during the day, and active/hunting at night. Bats/Owls
300
Does the sun or moon have more of a gravitational pull? By how much?
What is the Moon - by 2.2 times
300
When does a lunar eclipse occur?
What is when it is a full moon - when the Earth is between the sun and moon
400
Give a brief description for the 8 phases of the moon
What is (answers may vary)
400
How do we have day and night?
What is as the Earth spins on its axis (which takes 24 hours) the side facing toward the sun is in day, away from the sun is in night
400
Why do animals become nocturnal?
What is because of the sun - some animals cannot survive in the heat; or because of protection - some can be out hunting safe from their predators at night, or because of hunting - easier to catch their prey
400
Describe high tide and low tide (also include the term 'bulge')
What is high tide is when the water is higher than average sea level (bulges appear at North/South, or East/West). Low tide is when water is lower than average sea level (opposite of the bulges)
400
What is the difference between a partial and total eclipse?
What is partial - you still see some of the celestial body. Total - the celestial body is completely covered
500
Is the moon between the Earth and the Sun when there is a solar eclipse? What phases is it in?
What is Yes - it is New Moon
500
Look at Mrs Twigg's diagram. Explain the hemispheres according to seasons and day/night.
What is (depending on diagram)
500
Tell me 2 advantages to living in the tidal zones, and 2 disadvantages
What is (answers will vary)
500
Describe spring tide and neap tide. Be sure to include position of moon.
What is spring tide - when sun, moon, Earth are all in a straight line. Neap tide - when sun, Earth, moon are in a 90 degree
500
What are the two areas (shadows) during an eclipse, and in which would you see a total eclipse?
What is umbra and penumbra (you see a total eclipse in the umbra shadow)