VOCAB
One season we experience on Earth is
Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter
According to NASA, there are this many planets in this solar system (hint: this is controversial)
8
The Earth appears to change shape thanks to this
Does a lunar eclipse happen every Full Moon? Why / why not?
The angle or tilt of the Earth on its axis
The Milky Way is
A large spiral galaxy that is home to Earth and the rest of our solar system, and about a trillion stars.
The name for the planets made up mostly of hydrogen and helium
Jovian Planets
A ______________ occurs when the moon is directly in between the earth and the sun.
New Moon
The relationship between solar and lunar eclipses is
Non-existent
The Earth’s axis is on a tilt of _________.
23.5 degrees
The difference between rotation and revolutions is
Rotation refers to the spinning motion of a planet on its axis, while revolution is the movement of an object around another object
The name for the planets made mostly of heavy metals like iron and nickel.
Terrestrial Planets
The lunar month is ___ days long
29.5
During a solar eclipse, the moon is located ____________ in relation to the Earth and Sun
The moon is located between the Earth and Sun
(Sun - Moon - Earth)
Because the Earth is a _________________ shape, some of the sun’s rays hit the Earth directly, while others hit the curved portions on an angle.
spherical
An Astronomical Unit is defined as
A unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the average distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
The order of the planets is
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (and Pluto)
The difference between waxing and waning is
Waxing means to put on, waning means to take off
During a lunar eclipse, the moon is located ____________ in relation to the Earth and Sun
The moon is located behind the Earth
(Sun - Earth - Moon)
We have a leap year every four years because
The Earth completes a revolution in 365.2425 days, which means that after 365 days have passed, we’re not quite back where we started. We’re short by about a quarter of a day.
The difference between jovian and terrestrial planets is
Jovian planets are made of gas, whereas terrestrial planets are made of rock and other heavy metals
We are so interested in what is outside our own planet because
- Our planet is lowkey struggling
- Natural inclination for adventure
- Bc money
The 8 moon phases in order (starting with New Moon) are
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, Quarter Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Quarter Moon, Waning Crescent
A person says they viewed a total solar eclipse last night. He said the moon appeared dark in the sky, except for a bright red ring surrounding it.
Did this person actually view a solar eclipse? How do you know?
No, they did not see a solar eclipse. Solar eclipses are not visible at night
The Northern and Southern hemispheres experience seasons at the opposite times because
The tilt of the Earth's orbit causes the sun to hit some areas more directly than others