Moon Phases
The moon orbits around this planet
Earth
Name one type of eclipse
Lunar or Solar
How many seasons are there?
Four
The number of planets (not including Pluto)
8
Gravity
Which phase occurs when we cannot see any of the moon from Earth?
This is the darkest part of the Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse
Umbra
Why is it colder in the winter?
There is indirect sunlight
Name one of the Ice Giants
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
Why does the Sun have the most gravity?
Because it has the most mass (it is the biggest)
This phase occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the moon
Full moon
This type of eclipse results when the Sun is partially blocked by the moon
Partial solar eclipse
Shortest in the summer and noon
This planet spins in the opposite direction
Venus
Which planet has the most gravity?
Jupiter
How many days does it take for the moon to orbit around the Sun?
27 days (about a month)
This season in the Northern hemisphere results when the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun
Summer
This planet is the hottest planet due to the "greenhouse effect"
Venus
9.8 m/s
Why do we have phases of the moon?
Because the moon orbits around the Earth as the Earth orbits around the Sun
Why don't we have eclipses every month?
Because the Sun, Earth and moon have to be aligned perfectly. The orbit is not a perfect circle, so it only lines up at certain times.
Why does Australia experience winter while in the United States is experiencing summer?
They are in different hemispheres.
This planet is thought to have kept asteroids from forming into planets due to it's heavy gravitational pull
Jupiter
What was Issac Newton's contribution to gravity?
Newton wondered why an apple fell from a tree and not up or sideways