Out of this World
What planets have no moons?
Mercury and Venus
What does the ROTATION of Earth give us?
Day and Night
Name a man-made satellite and a natural satellite.
Man-made: ISS, GPS, Radio.
Natural: Moon, Planets.
What climate is cold and dry?
Polar
How many high and low tides are there a day?
2 HIGH and 2 LOW everyday
Which planets have rings?
The gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
What does the REVOLUTION of the Earth give us?
Seasons
Why does the moon have craters?
Because of asteroids hitting into it with no atmosphere to protect it.
What climate is hot and humid?
Tropical
What causes the tides?
The gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth.
What planet orbits on its side?
Uranus
What colour stars are the HOTTEST?
Blue
What is a comet made out of?
Frozen gas, dust, ice
What form of PRECIPITATION falls as liquid and then lands as a solid?
Freezing rain
What is the order of the celestial bodies in a LUNAR eclipse? When can it be seen?
SUN - EARTH - MOON
At night.
What are the first 4 planets made up of?
What are the last 4 planets made up of?
1st 4: Rock.
Last 4 : Gas and ice.
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that form a picture.
What is a difference between an asteroid and comet?
What they are made out of.
Where they are formed.
How rare they are.
What form of PRECIPITATION is balls of layered ice that can happen any time of the year?
Hail
How long does it take the MOON to orbit the EARTH?
One Month.
What are the hottest and the coldest planets?
Hottest: Venus
Coldest: Uranus
What does the scattering of sunlight in our atmosphere give us?
The colour of the sky.
What is the difference between a meteor and a shooting star?
They are both the same thing!
A piece of an asteroid that breaks off and enters Earth’s atmosphere.
What are the 5 different forms of precipitation?
Rain, snow, hail, sleet, freezing rain.
What is the order of the celestial bodies in a SOLAR eclipse? When can it be seen?
SUN - MOON - EARTH
During the day.