Binaypal's Sky Science Flashcards
why do we have seasons
because of the earths tilt
how many days are in a year
there are 365.25 days in a year
how many hours are in a day
24 hours in a day
what is the northern hemisphere tilted towards in the summer
tilted towards the sun
why is summer warmer then winter in Canada
because Canada gets more sun light in the summer
are the days shorter or longer in winter
shorter
the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun in what season
summer
in the summer were will would the sun be at noon
directly over head
why are we able to see the moon
because the moon reflects light from the sun
why do we have the faces of the moon
as the moon orbits the earth your able to see different parts of the sun lit side of the moon
what is a new moon
is when you don’t see the moon because the only the far side of the moon is lit up
do you ever see the far side of the moon
no because same side of the moon is always facing the m earth
what are the next two phases of the moon after the new moon
waxing crescent and first quarter
what moon phase occurs after the first quarter
waxing gibbous
what phase occurs before the waining gibbous
full moon
what phase occurs after the waining gibbous
last quarter
what is the second last phase
waining crescent
how many phases of the moon are there
8
what is the closest planet to the sun
mercury
how many planets are there
8
what is the order of the planets to hottest to coldest
mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, (m,v,e,m,j,s,u,n) mother venus eats mushrooms just seen under napkins
what are plants made out of
rocks and gases
what are the four inner planet
mercury, venus, earth, mars
what is the surface like on the inner planets
warm, small, rocky
what planet is furthest from the sun
neptune
what is the only planet the can support life
earth
what is the asteroid belt
piece of rocks ice and metal that lie between the inner and outer planets
what are the four gas giants
neptune uranus saturn jupiter
what are the four layers of the earth
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
what is the earths crust made out of
igneous metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
what are the five layers of the atmosphere
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
what is the troposphere
is the first layer above the earths surface that contains half of the earth atmosphere
what layer of the atmosphere do jet planes fly in
it is the stratosphere because it is very stable and is the ozone layer
what burn up in the mesosphere
is the third layer of the atmosphere where meteors and rock fragments burn up
what is a thermosphere
the third layer of the atmosphere where auroras where space shuttles orbit
what i the last layer of the atmosphere
the exosphere
what does exosphere mean
extremely thin out side skeleton
