Eclipses and more
Planets
Seasons
Tides
Phases of the Moon
100
How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation?
1 day or 24 hours.
100
List the planets in order from the Sun
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
100
In the ________ solstice the day is longest in Australia
What is summer (December)?
100
How far apart are high tides?
What is about 12 hours (12 hours 25 mins).
100
The moon phases are caused by the moon _______ Earth
What is orbiting?
200
How long does it take the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun?
What is one year or 365.25 days.
200
Moon is a ________ of Earth
What is satellite?
200
In the _________ solstice the day is shorter in Australia.
What is winter (June) solstice?
200
Tides are caused by ___________ of the ________ and the ________ on different part of the Earth
What are gravity, moon and sun?
200
When there appears to be no moon in the sky, this is called a ____ moon
What is New Moon?
300
The strength of gravity pull depends on _______ on ___________
what are mass and distance?
300
List all of the gas planets
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune (does not have to be in order)
300
The Northern hemisphere experiences _________season.
What is winter?
300
_________ tides occur during new moon and full moon.
what is spring?
300
When the moon appears to be completely lit up, this is called a ______ moon
What is the full moon?
400
How often do solar and lunar eclipse occur?
What is 2-5 times a year?
400
List all of the Terrestrial Planets
Mercury Venus Earth Mars (does not have to be in order)
400
The earth _______- on its axis causes seasons?
what is tilted
400
How often do spring tides occur?
what is twice a month?
400
When the moon is moving from new moon to full moon and appears to be getting bigger, this term is ____________
What is waxing?
500
The solar eclipse can only happen at __________moon.
What is new moon?
500
The astronomers that believed in the ________ model believed the sun was at the centre of the solar system.
What is the heliocentric?
500
In the March and September _______ the length of day and night are equal.
What is equinox?
500
Neap tides occur during __________ and ______________ moon
what are first quarter and third quarter moon
500
When the moon is moving from full moon to new moon and appears to be getting smaller, this term is _____________
Waning
600
The lunar eclipse can only happen at ______moon and everyone on ____________ can see it.
What are full moon and night side?
600
The astronomers that believed in the________ model believed the Earth was at the centre of the solar system.
Geocentric
600
Summers would be ________ and winters would be ______________ if the Earth is more tilted.
what is hotter and cooler
600
If a high tide was at 1:10 what time would the next high tide occur?
what is 13:35?
600
The third quarter moon phase is between _________moon and ________moon
What are waning gibbous moon and waning crescent moon?