Take a moment to reflect on your work and circle the emoji(s) that you feel.
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Why did you circle the emoji(s) you did
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On Earth, day and night are caused by______________.
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ROTATION or REVOLUTION: for 11 - 16, read the statements and decide whether the event described is because of the Earth'
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For the Short Answer questions, use AT LEAST 3 full sentences with punctuation. Small spelling errors will not count against you, but if your wording is so scrambled up and I can't understand it, I will take points off. Check your spelling and grammar and read it out loud in your head to make sure it makes sense before you submit!
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What is an eclipse? What is the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse?
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What is an Astronomical Unit (AU)? How big is 1 AU?
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Draw what the moon would look like from Earth when it is in position 1. Remember to ignore the part of the moon we cannot see from Earth.
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Draw what the moon would look like from Earth when it is in position 4. Remember to ignore the part of the moon we cannot see from Earth.
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When it is summer in the northen hemisphere, it is winter in the southern hemisphere
True
False
Which of these are reasons why summer months are hotter than winter months? Select all that apply:
A: Solar energy is less dispsersed/more direct
B: The Earth is closer to the sun when it is summer
C: The earth spends more time in daylight in the summer than the winter
D: The sun is hotter and brighter in the summer and colder/dimmer in the winter
What causes night and day?
solar and lunar eclipses
the rise and fall of the tides
Earth orbiting the Sun
Earth spinning around its axis
Earth's orbit around the Sun and its 23.5 degree tilt on its axis cause __________?
phases of the Moon
solar eclipses
seasons
tides
Which statement about orbits is correct?
The Sun orbits the Moon.
The Moon orbits the Solar System.
Earth orbits the Moon.
The Moon orbits Earth.
Why does a person on Earth always see the same side of the Moon?
The Moon turns on its axis and orbits Earth in the same amount of time.
The Moon turns on its axis in the same amount of time Earth orbits the Sun.
The Moon orbits Earth and Earth turns on its own axis in the same amount of time.
The Moon and Earth both turn on their axes in the same amount of time.
The Moon causes tides on Earth by producing ________.
a bulge of water on the side of Earth nearest the Moon
two bulges of water, one toward and one away from the Moon
four bulges of water evenly spaced around Earth
eight bulges of water evenly spaced around Earth
A Spring Tide occurs when ____________.
the moon, Earth, and Sun are in a straight line
the moon, Earth, and Sun are at a 90 degree angle
it is winter only
it is summer only
The seasons change as the earth orbits around the sun.
rotation
revolution
When one side of the world is having daytime, the other side is having
nighttime.
rotation
revolution
completed in 24 hours
rotation
revolution
The images of the Moon Phases above are numbered IN ORDER from beginning to end. Drag the correct title from the left to match the right phase based on the numbers above.
First Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
Third Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
What is included in the Universe?
Stars and planets
All energy
Time
All matter
All of the above
What do scientists call the big expansion that started the universe?
Original Boom
The First Explosion
Big Bang
Initial Blast
Ground Zero
What is the name of the teeny, tiny, super hot and dense particle that the whole universe expanded from during the Big Bang?
The Origin Point
The Center of the Universe
The Big Bang Core
The Singularity
Which of the following best defines a galaxy?
A giant star
An area of high gravity where even light cannot escape
A large group of stars spinning around a center of high gravity
A star and its planets
A large area of empty space
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
Whirlpool galaxy
Elliptical galaxy
Messier 82
Sombrero galaxy
Milky Way galaxy
Tadpole galaxy
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way
Spiral galaxy
Barred spiral galaxy
Elliptical galaxy
Irregular galaxy
None of the above
Which unit would be best for measuring the distance between the planets Venus and Jupiter?
Meters (m)
Kilometers (km)
Astronomical Units (AU)
Light years (ly)
Parsec (pc)
Which unit of distance would be best for measuring the distance between the Sun and other stars in the Milky Way Galaxy?
Meters (m)
Kilometers (km)
Astronomical Units (AU)
Light years (ly)
Parsec (pc)
Why don‘t we see a lunar eclipse every time the moon is in full moon phase?
NASA built the ice walls too high so now we can’t see the moon
someone is shining a flashlight in your eye
the moon’s orbit is tilted
the Earth‘srotation switches back and forth
Why do we only ever see the same side of the moon?
its rotation and revolution are the same
it doesn’t move
its rotation is the same as the Earth’s
it revolves around Jupiter
The highest high tides and the lowest low tides will occur when the moon is in position
A
M1
M2
M4
How do you know this moon is waxing?
there is no light
the light is on the left
the light is on the right
the light is on the up
The next full moon will most likely be on
August 39th
Septembet 1st
August 13th
August 20th
Which position is the moon in during a lunar eclipse?
1
4
5
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Which position is the moon in during a solar eclipse?
1
4
5
1298.6
What causes the tidal bulge seen in the diagram (H=high L=low)?
