Space

Question 1

What is a constellation?

Answer 1

A recognisable pattern of stars in the sky

Question 2

Name some constellations.

Answer 2

Orion, Tarus, Virgo, Leo

Question 3

Why do people in Australia not see the same constellations that we do?

Answer 3

Because the earth is a sphere and not all the constellations can be seen from one point

Question 4

Are stars still there during the day?

Answer 4

Yes! We can’t see them against the brightness of the sky in daylight

Question 5

Name the constellation

Question 6

Name the constellation

Answer 6

Orion

Question 7

What are the stars in the Northern hemisphere near the North Celestial pole called?

Answer 7

Circumpolar stars

Question 8

Is the Northern hemisphere above or below the horizon?

Question 9

Why are stars near the south celestial pole never seem by a northern observer?

Question 10

What is are galaxy called?

Question 11

Approximatly how many stars are in our galaxy?

Question 12

Put the following in order of size, biggest first:

Galaxy, Moon, Planet, Solar System, Star, Universe

Question 13

Name the Earth’s natural satelite

Question 14

What does the term orbit mean?

Question 15

List some uses of satellites

Answer 15

weather, communications

Question 16

How many days does it take the moon to orbit the earth?

Question 17

Draw how the moon would appear from earth at each of the different positions A-H

Answer 17

In order A = moon is dark the B-H would appear as follows

Question 18

Name the phases of the moon. Which phase is missing?

Answer 18

New moon which appears dark is missing.

Remember when the cresent of the moon looks like a D it is growing (waxing).

When the cresent of the the moon looks like a C is is shrinking (waning)

Question 19

How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

Question 20

If viewed from the north pole, in what direction does the earth rotate on its axis?

Answer 20

anticlockwise

Question 21

Draw out the attached diagram and:

(1) Shade in the dark side of the Earth.
(2) Draw curved arrow to show the direction in which the Earth spins.
(3) Label the side of the Earth on which it is day (D) and the side of the Earth on which it is night (N).

Answer 21

Question 22

What difference would there be in the position of the sun at midday in the summer compared to the winter.

Question 23

Now here you are on Earth, looking up. It is midday and the Sun is high in the South. Where would the Sun have been at sunrise? Where will it be at sunset? Label the direction of movement of the sun.

Answer 23

Sunrise low on left

Sunset low on right

Moves from left to right in an arc

Question 24

What is a crater

Answer 24

Craters are round, bowl-shaped depressions surrounded by a ring.

Question 25

How are craters made?

Answer 25

They are made when a meteorite collides with a planet or a moon.

Question 26

How many days does it take for the earth to orbit the sun

Answer 26

365 1/4

Question 27

The earth is tilted at ??? degrees?

Answer 27

23.5

Question 28

The tilt of the earth creates ????

Question 29

The north pole points towards the ????

Answer 29

pole star (Polaris)

Question 30

Draw a diagram to illustrate how the earth rotates around the sun.

Answer 30

Question 31

During what season is the earth tipped toward the sun?

Question 32

During what season is the earth tipped away from the sun?

Question 33

During which two months are the longest and shortest days of the year?

Question 34

Why is the Earth cold at the poles?

Question 35

A scientist working at Antarctica ( South Pole) will experience many days of total darkness. During which months of the year will this happen?

Answer 35

June/July (their winter)

Question 36

In summer-time Britain gets a _______ day and a ______ night.

In Winter Britain gets __________ days and ______ nights.

Answer 36

In summer-time Britain gets a LONG day and a SHORT night.

In Winter Britain gets SHORT days and LONG nights.

Question 37

List the planets in order from the sun.

Answer 37

M = Mercury

V = Venus

E = Earth

M = Mars

J = Jupiter

S = Saturn

U = Uranus

N = Neptune

P = Pluto (no longer considered a planet).