The Solar System Flashcards
If it was summer in England, what season would it be in Australia and why?
It would be winter because they are the opposite side of the world to us.
Name the four seasons
Spring, summer autumn and winter
The 21st of June has the longest daylight hours in the UK. What is this day called
It is called the summer solstice
What is the word for the day in spring when there is 12 hours of sunlight?
Spring equinox
Would you expect much change in daylight hours and temperature for a country on the equator?
No, because on the equator it is always hot.
Why does the UK experience seasons?
Because we are between the equator. The earth is tilted on its axis. As it orbits the sun the northern hemisphere, where the Uk is located.
What does waxing mean?
Gaining
What does waning
Shrinking
Why are the town half moons called quarter moons
Because they are a quarter through the cycle
What does solar mean
Related to the sun
Why does the solar system stay together
Objects are attracted to each other by the force of gravity. The greater the mass of the objects and the closer they are together, the greater the force of gravitational pull. Planets orbit the sun due to gravity
What are the planets I’m the solar system in order starting with the closest to the sun
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
What is the date and name of the longest daylight?
21st June
Summer solstice
What is the name of day in spring when there is 12 hours of daylight
Equinox spring
Why is there not much change in daylight hours and temperature for a country on the equator
The impact of the earths tilt in different seasons is a lot different for country’s on the equator than on the earths axis or pole
