Sun, Earth, Moon and Tides
What celestial body has the largest impact on tides?
The moon.
How many phases of the moon are there?
8
What are the 2 types of eclipse?
Solar and Lunar Eclipse.
Name the 4 seasons
Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
If you are running a race and you overtake the person in 2nd, what place are you now?
You overtook 2nd place therefore you are now in 2nd place.
How long does it take the Moon and Earth to complete 1 orbit?
Moon = 28.5 days
Earth = 365 days
What phase comes after a new moon
Waxing crescent.
Explain how a Solar eclipse occurs.
When then Sun, Moon and Earth align (in that order) the Moon blocks the light of the Sun casting a shadow on a small part of the Earth.
What distinguishes the different hemispheres?
The equator distinguishes between the Southern and Northern hemispheres
I’m sometimes full but I never overflow. What am I?
The moon.
What is the centre of our solar system?
The sun.
What is the Moon phase below?
Waxing gibbous.
What is the umbra?
The umbra is the small shadow cast on the Earth by the Moon during a solar eclipse.
What causes the seasons?
The tilt of the Earth and it’s orbit around the Sun cause the seasons
Why did the meteor go to Hollywood?
He wanted to be a star.
What astronaut was first to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong.
What Moon phase follows the last (3rd) quarter?
Waning crescent.
Would a Solar or Lunar eclipse last longer?
A lunar eclipse would last longer due to the Earth casting a larger shadow, thus taking longer for the Moon to pass through it.
Why does the equator experience higher temperatures than the poles?
The equator receives more direct sunlight where the poles receive sunlight on different angles
A man rides to town on Friday and stays for two nights then the next morning he left on Friday.
How is it possible?
His horse is called Friday.
Detail how a King tide occurs.
King tides are a form of spring tides. These tides are caused when the Sun, Earth and Moon align creating a stronger gravitational pull thus causing the larger tides.
If it was a Full Moon in New Zealand, what moon phase would it be in Spain?
New moon.
Explain a Solar flare.
A Solar flare is when a build-up of magnetic energy is released from the solar atmosphere.
Explain why Christmas is associated with snow but not in Australia
Christmas in the Northern hemisphere is during Winter (snow) whereas in Australia (southern hemisphere) it’s the opposite, so our Summer.
I am the beginning of the end, as well as the end of time and space. I am essential to creation and I surround every place. What am I?
The letter ‘E’