Year 8 Flashcards
What are the 8 planets in the correct order
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
What is the difference between a natural satellite and an artificial satellite
Examples of natural satellites are the Earth and the moon. The earth rotates around the sun and the moon rotates around the earth.A man made satellite is a machine that is launched into space and orbits around a body in soace
What is the earths only satelite
Moon
What keeps a satellite in orbit
Gravity
What are some of the main uses of artificial satellites
Satellite television
Phone calls
Weather forecasting
Tracking storm and pollution
Identify some of the major constellations in the night sky
The big dipper/Ursa major ‘the great bear’
The Little Dipper/Ursa minor ‘The minor bear’
Orion ‘the hunter’
Taurus ‘the bull’
Gemini, the twins
Units of length
M
Mm
Km
Cm
Units of time
Mins
Hrs
Secs
Units of mass
Grams
Kg
Units of temp
Degrees celciu
Units of volume
Ml
Mm 3
L
M 3
What measurement is a ruler
Distance
I’m what season is the 18 of march
Spring
What is a blue moon
A blue moon is a phenomenon whereby the moon appears blueish owing to smoke or dust particles in the atmosphere
True or false
In winter, the sun spends less time in the sky than summer
True
