Sun Earth and Moon

Question 1

What is a year?

Answer 1

A year is the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun

Question 2

What is a leap year?

Answer 2

A leap year that has an extra day on 29th February

Question 3

Intercalary Day

Answer 3

The name for the extra day in a leap year

Question 4

Day

Answer 4

The length of time it takes for a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis

Question 5

Daytime

Answer 5

Daytime occurs on the half of the Earth facing towards the Sun

Question 6

Night-time

Answer 6

Occurs on the on the half of the Earth that faces away from the Sun

Question 7

Night-time

Answer 7

Occurs on the on the half of the Earth that faces away from the Sun

Question 8

Seasons

Answer 8

Divisions of the year defined by changes in weather caused by the earths position when it orbits the sun and the tilt on Earth’s axis.

Question 9

Sun path

Answer 9

This defines the path the sun appears to take during the day

Question 10

What happens at different stages of the Earth’s orbit?

Answer 10

At different stages of the earths orbit one hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and the other is tilted away

Question 11

What happens to the hemisphere facing towards the sun?

Answer 11

The hemisphere facing towards the sun receives more direct sun ray; this causes an increase in temperature and day length.
> The varying amount of direct sunlight creates the seasons

Question 12

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere

Answer 12

The Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, hence the sun rays are more direct creating heat and light. In addition the days are longer

Question 13

Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere

Answer 13

The Northern Hemisphere is no longer tilted towards the sun therefore temperature and light decreases slightly

Question 14

Winter in the Northern Hemisphere

Answer 14

The Northern Hemisphere is tilted from the sun. The Suns rays are less direct so there is less light and heat and the days are shorter

Question 15

Spring in the Northern Hemisphere

Answer 15

The Northern Hemisphere is no longer tilted away from the Sun. Temperatures and light slightly increase

Question 16

Summer Soltice

Answer 16

The longest day of the year: 21st June

Question 17

Winter Solstice

Answer 17

The Shortest day of the year December 21st

Question 18

Equinox

Answer 18

When there are equal hours of daytime and night-time: 21st September and 21st March

Question 19

What are lunar phases?

Answer 19

A lunar phase is the eight different appearances of the Moon as it orbits the Earth

Question 20

What is waxing?

Answer 20

The appearance of the moon is getting larger

Question 21

What is waning?

Answer 21

Waning is when the appearance of the Moon is getting smaller

Question 22

When does the moon orbit the Earth anti-clockwise

Answer 22

The moon orbits the Earth anti-clockwise every 27 days

Question 23

What happens during this orbit?

Answer 23

During this orbit different amounts of the illuminated face of the Moon are visible from the Earth

Question 24

Why does the moon change shape?

Answer 24

The moon appears to change shape as some of the surface is dark and cannot be seen

Question 25

First Quarter

Answer 25

Half of the Illuminated side can be seen

Question 26

Waxing Gibbous

Answer 26

When more than half of the moon can be seen it is called a gibbous. The moon appears to be getting smaller therefore it is waning

Question 27

Full Moon

Answer 27

When the moon is at the far side of the Earth all of the illuminated side can be seen. Ergo this is a full moon

Question 28

Waning Gibbous

Answer 28

When more than half of the moon can be seen it is called a Gibbous. However the moon's appearance is getting smaller hence waning

Question 29

Third Quarter

Answer 29

Half of the illuminated side can be seen but on the left side

Question 30

Waning Crescent

Answer 30

The appearance of he moon continues to decrease to form a crescent. Conning the name waning crescent

Question 31

New Moon

Answer 31

The moon is between Earth and the Sun. The moon cannot be seen as the illuminated part of the moon is facing away from the Earth

Question 32

Waxing Crescent

Answer 32

A slight part of the moon can be seen, it appears to create a crescent-like shape. The moom appears to be enlarged; It's waxing

Question 33

Blue Moon

Answer 33

The rare occurrence of two full moons in one calender

Question 34

Supermoon

Answer 34

Occurs when a full moon coincides with the time in the Moon's orbit that it is closes to the Earth

Question 35

Eclipse

Answer 35

When the light from the Sun is blocked

Question 36

Solar eclipse

Answer 36

When the moon passes between the earth and sun, blocking the light from the sun

Question 37

lunar eclipse

Answer 37

When the earth passes between the sun and the moon, blocking the light from the sun

Question 38

Blood Moon

Answer 38

When the moon appears red during a total lunar eclipse

Question 39

What angle is the Earth tilted at

Answer 39

23 degrees angle