Earth Day and Year
Phases of the Moon
Seasons
Eclipses
Random Questions
100

One complete rotation of the Earth is called a:

Day

100

A ________ is a body that orbits a Planet.

Moon

100

If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

Winter

100

This is an event which one object in space casts a shadow on another object.

Eclipse

100

What is the side of the moon that we DONT see.

The dark side of the moon.

200

The Sun _____ in the East and _____ in the West.


  • Rises in East

  • Sets in West

200

How much of the moon do we see? What is that side called?

Half of the moon

200

What Degrees is the Earth Tilted at?


200

Describe what happens during a Lunar Eclipse: (think about the Sun, Moon and Earth Positions)

The moon moves into the Earth’s Shadow

Or the Earth blocks the sun from the moon. 


200

How many moons could you fit between the Earth and the Moon?

about 30


300

How long does it take the Sun to Revolve around the Sun? (Tricky Question)


365 ¼ Days

300

When we cannot see the moon in the sky, what phase are we in?


300

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun. How does this affect the Daylight?

There are more hours of light during the day


300

When the sun’s light is completely blocked by the moon, it is a ______ solar eclipse.

Total Eclipse


300

How long do the moon take to rotate once on its axis?

27 Days

400

How often does a Leap Year occur? What day does leap day fall on?

  • 4 years

  • February 29th

400

The moon looks different every night in the sky. What are these changes called?

Phases of the Moon

400

Why does the Equator have higher Temperatures than most of the world?


400

Describe what happens during a Solar Eclipse: (think about the Sun, Moon and Earth Positions)

The moon goes between the Sun and the Earth and casts a Shadow on the Earth.


400

What would happen is the Earth did not tilt? Just talk about what would happen in Columbus Ohio. 

Columbus would not have any seasons. It would be Warm all year round.

500

Why do we have a Leap Year?

To make up for the ¼ of a day each year.

500

What happens during a Supermoon?

The moon is FULL and it is the closest to Earth.


500

If I wanted to spend my life in complete Darkness, Where would I have to go in June and in December?

June: Alaska (North Pole)

December (Antarctica)

500

How often do we see a Total Solar Eclipse?

About one every 1 to 2 years.

500

What is the Longest and Shortest Day of daylight in Columbus.

  • Longest: June 21st

  • Shortest: December 21st