Moon Phases
What is larger a gibbous or crescent moon?
Gibbous
What is the center of our solar system?
Sun
What are scientists who study objects in outer space?
Astronomers
What causes the tides?
The gravitational pull of the moon
What causes the seasons?
Tilt of Earth and Orbit
What is the word for when the moon is gradually getting smaller?
Waning
What does our Sun give us?
Light and Heat
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
What does it cause?
24 hours
Day and night
True or False: The Moon revolves around the Earth.
True.
What season is it when the southern hemisphere is titled away from the sun?
Winter
Does the moon get smaller or larger after a full moon? What is the phase?
Smaller
waning gibbous
List the Earth, Moon, and Sun in order of thier age:
Sun, Earth, Moon
Instrument astronomers use to magnify objects in space?
What is the name for the 2 tides that are affected by the moons rotation?
Spring and Neap tides
How long is the moon cycle or how long does it take moon to orbit Earth?
about 29 1/2 days or one month
Moon phase after the new moon?
waxing crescent
What is the Latin word for "Sun"?
Sol
How many days does it take for a revolution around the Sun? What do we (on Earth) call the full revolution?
365 Earth days, one year
What are the names of the 2 types of eclipse's?
Solar and Lunar
What is Mr Morley's favourite thing to get from the tuckshop?
Texas bacon, egg and cheese toastie!!
What is the moon phase when the moon is between the Earth and the sun?
What does the moon look like?
New Moon
Can't see moon
How many stars are there in our galaxy?
Roughly 100 billion
Word for when the Earth goes around the sun in an elliptical path?
Orbit or revolve
What is the term for the layer of fine, powdery material covering the Moon's surface, and how does it differ from soil on Earth?
Regolith
How many lessons of science have we had so far this year?
23