Term 1:
Moon, Tides and Space
Moon, Tides and Space
How many phases of the moon are there?
Eight.
Name the building block of all matter
Atoms
What elemental gas is used to allow balloons to float?
Helium (He)
What order are the planets in from the Sun to the other side of the Solar System?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Nepture.
What did we use to light our bunsen burner in the prac?
A match.
What are the two terms for when the moon phases are becoming more illuminated, and less illuminated? (Decide which is which)
Waxing (more illuminated) / Waning (less illuminated)
What gas do most living things exhale?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Lava and magma are different terms for a very similar substance. Which of the two is underground only?
Magma
What language did Albert Einstein say his last words? (Brax)
German
What is the circle on a bunsen burner used for? (Brax)
To switch the safety flame/blue flame
What tide is occuring when the sun and moon are at a right angle to Earth?
Neap tide.
When something goes from a gas to a liquid, it is condensing. What is the opposite of condensing?
Evaporating/vapourising/boiling
There is a term for things that orbit a planet. It is not moon. What is it?
Satellite
What state of matter has no definite shape, and takes the shape of its container?
Liquid
What is matter (solid liquid and gases) made from?
Atoms
There is a special name for an eclipse which creates a 'ring of light'. What is it? (Starts with 'A').
Annular.
What is photosynthesis?
A process used by plants to create energy from sunlight. (Must use underlined terms) (It's a chemical process, sorry)
Which planet in the solar system has the most moons?
Saturn (at 53 moons)
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What does pure mean?
Uncontaminated - not mixed with anything else?
There is a waxing crescent on the 1st of February, 2025. What will be the phase of the moon on the 1st of March, 2025 and why?
Waxing crescent, moon cycle is about 28 days, and it is not a leap year.
I have the chemical NaCl. What would I call it in regular conversation?
Table salt (or just salt).
What country produces the most diamonds? In Asia, north of India (there is a map in the room)
Kazakhstan.