Moon Basics
Phases
Tides and Eclipses
The Sun
Misc
Final Jeopardy
100
How long does it take for the moon to rotate and revolve?
27.3 Days
100
True or False- we see the same side of the moon every night
TRUE
100
How many spring tides do we have a month?
two
100
The sun is not a liquid or a solid it is a....
Plasma
100
What tide is this?
Spring Tide
100
Jeopardy Final Question 1: Holocaust
In which country were all of the extermination camps located?
200
The dark, flat lava planes on the moon are called...
marias
200
What phase is this?
Waxing Crescent
200
What two phases of the moon do neap tides occur at?
1st quarter and 3rd quarter
200
Nuclear fusion is the process that powers the sun. In what layer does this happen?
Core
200
Draw a lunar eclipse.
Include the sun, earth, moon AND the umbra and penumbra
200
Jeopardy Final Question 2: WWII
What happened on May 8, 1945?
300
The indentions on the moon from the impact of asteroids or meteoroids are called
craters
300
What phase comes NEXT?
3rd quarter
300
When the Earth casts a shadow on the moon- that is a _____ eclipse
Lunar
300
What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives it its color?
Chromosphere
300
What moon phase is at C?
1st quarter
300
Jeopardy Final Question 3: Science
What are the 4 types of weather fronts?
400
What was the month, day, and year of the moon landing
July 20, 1969
400
How long does it take the moon to go through all lunar phases ? (new moon back to new moon)
30 days
400
What tide is this?
Neap Tide
400
What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives it visible light?
Photosphere
400
What number is associated with the apollo mission that landed on the moon first?
11
400
Jeopardy Final Question 4: WWII
What is the name of the battleship that still remains sunk in Pearl Harbor?
500
What are the full names of the two astronauts that first stepped on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
500
When the moon phases are growing, adding light- what phases are these?
waxing
500
If someone is viewing a total eclipse, where are they standing? (shadow)
Umbra
500
Name the layers of the sun's surface from innermost to outermost
Core, Radiation (radiative) Zone, Convection Zone
500
What is the habitable zone?
The area where life is possible. Enough sunlight and energy to keep us alive but not too much