The moon affects this, here on earth. (think water/beach/fishing)
What is the tides?
100
During OUR winter, ________ sun beams are hitting the northern hemisphere? (more or less)
What is less?
100
This is the star around which our planets revolve.
What is the Sun?
200
Do we always see the same side of the moon?
Yes!
200
This planet is the largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
200
This causes tides to form from the moon. It pulls the water toward the moon.
What is gravitational pull or gravity.
200
If it's winter in the northern hemisphere, which season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Summer
200
This is another name, the scientific term for a shooting star.
What is a meteor?
300
What is the difference between a new moon and full moon?
A new moon is not visible to Earth, but the full moon is completely visible.
300
This rocky series of objects is located between mars and Jupiter.
What is the asteroid belt?
300
This is specifically how we can see the moon.
What is light from the sun reflects off the moon and bounces back to Earth.
300
The shadow of the Earth goes on the moon during this event.
What is a lunar eclipse?
300
This is a scientific instrument/tool that is used to look farther into space.
What is a telescope?
400
How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth once? (We would see all phases during this amount of time.)
What is a month?
400
Double Jeopardy!
What is the shape of a planetary orbit?
400
This is the reason why we only see one side of the moon all the time.
What is the moon rotates at the same speed that it revolves?
400
When this happens, the shadow of the moon goes onto the Earth.
What is a solar eclipse?
400
This is a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust that orbits the sun and gives off gas and dust as it passes close to the sun.
What is a comet?
500
What is the difference between waxing and waning phases of the moon?
Waxing is gaining visibility of the moon from Earth (between a new moon and full moon) and waning is decreasing visibility from Earth (between a full moon and new moon).
500
This is the coldest planet in our current solar system.
What is Neptune?
500
This is what you call any natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet. (an example would be a moon)
What is a satellite?
500
Solar Eclipses occur usually during which phase of the moon? Lunar Occur during which?
Solar is during the New moon.
Lunar is during the Full Moon.
500
This is the imaginary line where the sky and the Earth appear to meet.