Sun
What ist he longest day in the Northern Hemisphere?
Summer Solstice, June 21st
What do you need to have a shadow?
Light source and object blocking it
How long does it take the Moon to rotate around Earth?
28 days
Neil Armstrong
How does the Sun appear to travel across the sky each day?
Sun moves from East to West
What direction do shadows always point?
Opposite the sun / away from the Sun
What do we call the side of the Moon that we never see?
Farside
Why would an astronaut's footprint last for many years?
No wind or weather on the Moon
What does "equinox" mean?
Equal nights
Name one thing a shadow can tell you
Position of the sun; time of day; east and west
Name the phase of the Moon that is in between the first quarter moon and the full moon.
Waxing Gibbous
Who else stepped on the Moon?
Edwin Aldrin
What causes the seasons of the year?
Earth is tilted and as it moves around the Sun, it is sometimes closer to the Sun and other times farther
How does Earth's rotation explain day and night?
Because the Earth spins on its axis, it causes certain regions to be in and out of sunlight
What word means appears to be shrinking?
Waning
Which Apollo flight sent the first men to the Moon?
Apollo II
How long does it take Earth to rotate around the Sun?
1 year; 365 days; 12 months
If you go outside during noon, is your shadow going to be long or short?
Short
What phase would occur if you had the Sun, the Moon in the middle, then Earth?
New Moon
Who was the President during the 1961 Space Program that launched Project Mercury?
President John F. Kennedy