Science 11/24/24

Question 1

Solar Eclipses

Answer 1

The Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun and blocks the sunlight from hitting a small portion of the Earth’s surface. Solar eclipses occur at the New Moon phase.

Question 2

Lunar Eclipses

Answer 2

The Earth blocks sunlight from hitting the Moon’s surface. Lunar eclipses occur at the Full Moon phase.

Question 3

Draw the moon phase (on the paper)

New moon

Answer 3

All black

Question 4

Draw the moon phase (on the paper)

Waxing cresent

Answer 4

Cresent on the right side of the moon

Question 5

Draw the moon phase (on the paper)

First quarter

Answer 5

Half the moon is lit. right side is lit

Question 6

Draw the moon phase (on the paper)

Waxing Gibbous

Answer 6

smaller, lummitated circle in the moon. Left side of the moon is not lumminated and in a cesent shape and the rest is lumminated.

Question 7

Draw the moon phase (on the paper)

Full moon

Answer 7

Fully lumminated

Question 8

Draw the moon phase (on the paper)

Waning Gibbous

Answer 8

Right side on the moon is not lumminated and in a cresent shape while the rest is lumminated

Question 9

Draw the moon phase (on the paper)

Last quarter

Answer 9

Half of the moon is lit. left side is lit

Question 10

Draw the moon phase (on the paper)

Waning crescent

Answer 10

Left side of the moon is in a cresecnt shape and the rest is not lumminated

Question 11

How long does it take for the moon to complete one revlution around the earth

Answer 11

27.3 days

Question 12

How long does it take the moon to complete a full cycle of itt phases

Answer 12

29.5

Question 13

Why does it take 2 additional day for the moon to complete its phases

Answer 13

As the moon moves around the earth, the earth moves around the sun.

Question 14

How long does it take to complete a cycle of the moons phases

Answer 14

1 month

Question 15

Why does the same side of the moon always face the earth

Answer 15

the revolution and rotation are the same

Question 16

Draw the pases of the moon in order

Answer 16

Answers on the paper

Question 17

The moon revolves around the earth once every _____ days

Answer 17

27.3

Question 18

The moon rotates on its axis once every _____ days

Answer 18

27.3

Question 19

Waxing means that the illuminated portion gets _____- every night

Answer 19

Bigger

Question 20

Waning means that the illuminated portion gets _____- every night

Answer 20

Smaller

Question 21

When does a luner eclipse happen

Answer 21

When the earth passes between the Sun and Moon causing the moon to be blocked out by the shadow of the earth.

Question 22

Luner eclipses only happen at what phase

Answer 22

Full moon phase

Question 23

When does a solar eclipse happen

Answer 23

When the moon passes directly between the sun and earth causing the sun to be blocked

Question 24

A solar eclipse only happens during what phase

Answer 24

New moon phase

Question 25

Why dont eclipses happen once a month

Answer 25

Because the moons obit is slightly tilted

Question 26

Define Penumbra

Answer 26

Area of partial eclipse

Question 27

Define Umbra

Answer 27

Area of total eclipse

Question 28

Why do tides occur

Answer 28

Because the gravitational pull of the moon and sun

Question 29

How many high and low tides each day

Answer 29

2 high and low each day

Question 30

Spring tides occur during what moon phase

Answer 30

New and full moon

Question 31

When do spring tides occur

Answer 31

When the earth sun and moon are lined up causing higher then normal tides

Question 32

When do Neap tides occur

Answer 32

When the moon acts on its own causing less severe high tides.

Question 33

During what moon phase do Neap tides occur

Answer 33

First and last quarter