🌚The Moon🌚
The Moon orbits around the Earth in this many days
What is 29 days?
It is colder in the winter because we receive ______ sunlight
What is indirect sunlight?
Earth is tilted at this many degrees
What is 23.5 degrees?
There are more hours of sunlight in the summer compared to winter
TRUE
It takes this many days for Earth to orbit around the Sun
What is 365.25 days?
In order for a solar eclipse to occur the Moon must be in this phase
What in a new moon?
When it is summer in San Diego, it is _____ in Sydney, Australia
What is winter?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun during this season
What is summer?
Earth's rotation takes 24 hours
TRUE
What is your favorite food?
No wrong answers!
In order for a lunar eclipse to occur, the Moon must be in this phase
What is a full moon?
The longest day in the Northern hemisphere
What is the summer solstice?
The imaginary line passing through Earth’s North Pole and South Pole
What is Earth's axis?
Earth's seasons occur because of its distance from the sun
FALSE (double points if you can tell me why the seasons occur!)
What is Ms. Sanchez's favorite season?
🍁🍄🍂Fall🍁🍄🍂
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and Earth's shadow is covering the Moon
What is a lunar eclipse?
It is hotter in the summer because we receive ______ sunlight
What is direct sunlight?
The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun in this season
What is winter?
In order for eclipses to occur, the Sun, Moon, and Earth's orbital plane must lineup
TRUE
Who is stronger: Thor or Hulk?
HULK
When the Moon passes in between the Sun and the Earth
What is a solar eclipse?
The shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
What is the winter solstice?
The reason we have seasons
What is the Earth's tilt?
When we receive indirect sunlight there is more energy hitting the Earth so it heats more
FALSE
What was your favorite activity so far?
No wrong answers :)