Earth And Space Flashcards
What causes the seasons?
Seasons are caused by the earths tilt towards the sun.
What is the largest planet?
Jupiter is he largest planet.
What is the smallest planet?
Mercury is the smallest planet.
What is the order of all the planets?
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
What is a solar eclipse?
When the moon blocks out the light from the sun.
What is a lunar eclipse?
When the earth blocks the suns light from being reflected by the moon.
What is a spring tide?
A spring tide is when the sun and moons gravity combines.
What is a neap tide?
A neap tide is when the sun and moons gravity cancel each other out.
What does a waxing moon mean.
A waxing moon means it is growing.
What does a waning moon mean?
If a moon is waning it means it is shrinking.
What is gravity?
Gravity is a force that keeps planets revolving around the sun and everything on the earths surface from floating into space.
What are the phases of the moon?
- New moon
- Waxing crescent
- First quarter
- Waxing gibbous
- Full moon
- Waning gibbous
- Third quarter
- Waning crescent
Why does the moon change shape?
Because we see different amounts of the lit part of the moon as it orbits earth.
What is a fact about Mercury?
It is eleven times hotter than earth.
What is a fact about Venus?
It is the hottest planet due to its atmosphere of co2.
