Vocabulary
Illuminate
Which hemisphere is North America located in?
Northern Hemisphere
What is the first moon phase called?
New Moon
The ______ is the imaginary line that separates Earth's surface from the sky.
Horizon
How many atmospheric layers does the Earth have? Can you name them?
5 layers...
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Axis
An imaginary line on which Earth spins.
The constellation Cygnus can only be seen during what season?
Summer
True or False. The Earth orbits around the moon during the winter season.
False, the Earth does not orbit around the moon. The moon orbits around the Earth always.
The Earth is shaped like a _______.
Sphere
A question that requires more information than 'yes' or 'no' is called a __________.
Open-ended question.
The measure of light spread from a source is the ___________.
Angle Light
Some stars APPEAR brighter than others because they are......
Closer, but their ACTUAL brightness is not brighter.
Roughly how many days does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth and complete it's cycle?
Roughly 29.5 days.
No matter where you are on Earth, objects fall __________.
Straight down
The sun was shining from the Northeast. If so, where would by shadow be?
Southwest
A question that requires more information than 'yes' or 'no' is called an ________.
open-ended question.
How come when I toss a ball as high as I can, the ball always falls down?
Gravity's force is pulling the ball down.
Where is the Moon when we see a full moon?
The moon is behind the Earth.
Is what layer of the atmosphere can I find satellites?
Thermosphere
One lightyear is how many miles?
six trillion miles.
Name 3 countries that are in the Northern Hemisphere
USA, Canada, Mexico, etc.
The Suns distance from Earth is ______ light minutes.
8
When there is a New Moon, the Moon is between what?
The moon is between the Sun and the Earth.
What is the Karman Line?
Boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and Outer space.
During what season do we have the shortest amount of daylight? How many hours of daylight do we get?
Winter is roughly 9 hours.