Tides
Tides refers to the changing of what natural element?
Water
What is the name of the Earth's natural satellite?
The moon
Which is the smallest planet?
Mercury
Gravity attracts all objects towards each other.
True or false?
True
What causes variation in the intensity of the tides during the lunar month?
The moon's orbit around the Earth
The different shapes on the moon seen from Earth are called ... .
Phases
What is the name given to the region of all celestial materials known to man
The universe
What is gravity?
A force of attraction
What do we call the tides with the lowest variance between high and low tides?
Neap tides
Super moons are one of the most popular events in astronomy.
True or False?
True
What is the coldest planet in the Solar system?
Neptune
What direction does gravity act on Earth?
Towards the centre of the Earth.
What dop we call the tides with the greatest differences between high and low levels?
Spring tides
A super moon can appear up to ____ brighter than a normal full moon
One third (1/3)
What is the largest planet in the Solar system?
Jupiter
As the distance between objects increases, what happens to the gravity between them?
Decreases
What causes the variation in the intensity of the tides throughout the month?
Tidal Forces
The space craft that landed the first humans on the moon was named?
Apollo 11
What is known as the red planet?
Mars
The force of gravity acting on an object is the objects ....
Mass
Matter
Weight
Friction
Weight
What celestial bodies are responsible for creating King and Neap tides?
The gravitation pull of the moon and sun.
There are at least how many super moons in a year?
A-1
B-2
C - 3
D - 4
3
What planet is farthest from the sun?
Neptune
Where would you weigh more - Earth or the Moon?
Earth
When do neap tides occur?
During quarter moons
When the moon is at its closest to Earth we call it a ...
Pedigree Moon
What is the brightest planet in the Solar system ?
Which of the following never changes in the universe no matter where you are?
Force
Mass
Weight
Friction
Mass
What phenomenon is responsible for the variation in the intensity of tides?
The tidal bulge effect
The time taken for the moon to orbit the Earth once is closest to ...
A - 24 hours
B - 14 days
C - 30 days
D - 365 days
C - 30 days
What do the planets mercury, mars, venus and earth all have in common that is different from the other planets?
They are rocky planets.
Two factors impact the gravity on an object. There are ?
Mass and distance