Binaypal's Sky Science Flashcards

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1
Q

why do we have seasons

A

because of the earths tilt

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2
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how many days are in a year

A

there are 365.25 days in a year

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3
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how many hours are in a day

A

24 hours in a day

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4
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what is the northern hemisphere tilted towards in the summer

A

tilted towards the sun

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5
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why is summer warmer then winter in Canada

A

because Canada gets more sun light in the summer

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6
Q

are the days shorter or longer in winter

A

shorter

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7
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the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun in what season

A

summer

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8
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in the summer were will would the sun be at noon

A

directly over head

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9
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why are we able to see the moon

A

because the moon reflects light from the sun

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10
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why do we have the faces of the moon

A

as the moon orbits the earth your able to see different parts of the sun lit side of the moon

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11
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what is a new moon

A

is when you don’t see the moon because the only the far side of the moon is lit up

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12
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do you ever see the far side of the moon

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no because same side of the moon is always facing the m earth

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13
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what are the next two phases of the moon after the new moon

A

waxing crescent and first quarter

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14
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what moon phase occurs after the first quarter

A

waxing gibbous

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15
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what phase occurs before the waining gibbous

A

full moon

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16
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what phase occurs after the waining gibbous

A

last quarter

17
Q

what is the second last phase

A

waining crescent

18
Q

how many phases of the moon are there

A

8

19
Q

what is the closest planet to the sun

A

mercury

20
Q

how many planets are there

A

8

21
Q

what is the order of the planets to hottest to coldest

A

mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, (m,v,e,m,j,s,u,n) mother venus eats mushrooms just seen under napkins

22
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what are plants made out of

A

rocks and gases

23
Q

what are the four inner planet

A

mercury, venus, earth, mars

24
Q

what is the surface like on the inner planets

A

warm, small, rocky

25
Q

what planet is furthest from the sun

A

neptune

26
Q

what is the only planet the can support life

A

earth

27
Q

what is the asteroid belt

A

piece of rocks ice and metal that lie between the inner and outer planets

28
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what are the four gas giants

A

neptune uranus saturn jupiter

29
Q

what are the four layers of the earth

A

inner core, outer core, crust, mantle

30
Q

what is the earths crust made out of

A

igneous metamorphic and sedimentary rocks

31
Q

what are the five layers of the atmosphere

A

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

32
Q

what is the troposphere

A

is the first layer above the earths surface that contains half of the earth atmosphere

33
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what layer of the atmosphere do jet planes fly in

A

it is the stratosphere because it is very stable and is the ozone layer

34
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what burn up in the mesosphere

A

is the third layer of the atmosphere where meteors and rock fragments burn up

35
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what is a thermosphere

A

the third layer of the atmosphere where auroras where space shuttles orbit

36
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what i the last layer of the atmosphere

A

the exosphere

37
Q

what does exosphere mean

A

extremely thin out side skeleton