Science quiz Flashcards
1
Q
Longest day in the northern hemisphere
A
June 21
2
Q
Terminator
A
A line seperating the dark and lit side of the moon
3
Q
Galileo
A
got arrested for saying the earth revolves around the sun
4
Q
Waxing
A
The lit side of the moon is growing
5
Q
Umbra
A
Latin for shadow
6
Q
Penumbra
A
Latin for almost shadow
7
Q
Revolution
A
Action of an object moving around another object
8
Q
Rotation
A
Action of an object spinning on its own axis
9
Q
Moon has how many phases
A
8
10
Q
Lunar cycle takes
A
29.5 days
11
Q
Half of the moon is always lit because the moon takes days to go around the Earth and days to go around its axis
A
27.3
12
Q
One rotation is equal to one
A
revolution
13
Q
The moon is closest to the earth which is also called a supermoon
A
full moon
14
Q
Earth closest to sun around
A
Janurary 4
15
Q
Earth farthest to sun around
A
July 4
