Science quiz Flashcards

1
Q

Longest day in the northern hemisphere

A

June 21

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2
Q

Terminator

A

A line seperating the dark and lit side of the moon

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3
Q

Galileo

A

got arrested for saying the earth revolves around the sun

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4
Q

Waxing

A

The lit side of the moon is growing

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5
Q

Umbra

A

Latin for shadow

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6
Q

Penumbra

A

Latin for almost shadow

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7
Q

Revolution

A

Action of an object moving around another object

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8
Q

Rotation

A

Action of an object spinning on its own axis

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9
Q

Moon has how many phases

A

8

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10
Q

Lunar cycle takes

A

29.5 days

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11
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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

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12
Q

One rotation is equal to one

A

revolution

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13
Q

The moon is closest to the earth which is also called a supermoon

A

full moon

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14
Q

Earth closest to sun around

A

Janurary 4

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15
Q

Earth farthest to sun around

A

July 4

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16
Q

Longest day of the year

A

June 21

17
Q

The earth experiences seasons because

A

the earth’s axis is on a 25 degree tilt
The earth revolves around the sun.

18
Q

how many high and low tides are there a day

A

2

19
Q

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the

A

moon and sun

20
Q

The moon has a greater pull because

A

it is closer to the earth

21
Q

Solar eclipse can only appear during a

A

New moon

22
Q

during a lunar eclipse the earth is between the

A

sun and the moon

23
Q

during a solar eclipse the moon is between the

A

sun ans the earth

24
Q

do the stages of moon in

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order