Science

Question 1

Terminator = the twilight zone

Answer 1

the line between day and night

Question 2

Daytime

Answer 2

when the Earth is lit by the sun.

Question 3

the Northern Hemisphere

Answer 3

summer is in June. In the Southern Hemisphere

Question 4

horizon

Answer 4

Where the land/sea meets the sky the farthest you can see bc the curve of earth

Question 5

solar noon

Answer 5

when sun is at its highest point in the sky (NOT 12pm)

Question 6

Rotation

Answer 6

A celestial body spinning on its axis. It takes 24 hours for Earth to rotate on its axis one time.

Question 7

Revolution

Answer 7

a celestial body moving around another celestial body

Question 8

Orbit

Answer 8

the path a celestial body moving around another celestial body. It takes Earth 365.25 days to revolve around the Sun.

Question 9

Constellation

Answer 9

A group of stars in specific patterns such as Orion

Question 10

Polaris

Answer 10

The north star. Directly above the magnetic north pole. In the sky other stars seem to circle polaris.

Question 11

Phase

Answer 11

As the moon orbits Earth the shadows change how the moon looks. There are 8 moon phases.

Question 12

Waxing

Answer 12

phases of the moon where the sunlit part is getting bigger

Question 13

Waning

Answer 13

phase of the moon where the sunlit part is getting smaller

Question 14

Eclipse

Answer 14

when one celestial body casts a shadow on another.

Question 15

Total solar eclipse

Answer 15

can only be viewed from the umbra. Occurs appx 2 times a year in various places across the planet. The next one in the USA will be April 8

Question 16

Annular eclipse

Answer 16

when the moon is aligned between the sun and Earth but the moon has moved too far away from Earth to completely block out the Sun.

Question 17

Partial solar eclipse

Answer 17

When only part of the sun is blocked by the moon.

Question 18

Lunar eclipse

Answer 18

When the Earth blocks the light from the sun so the moon is in the umbra

Question 19

Umbra

Answer 19

darkest part of the shadow

Question 20

Penumbra

Answer 20

Lighter part of the shadow

Question 21

Earth rotation

Answer 21

If you look down on the North Pole Earth rotations counter clockwise. Earth rotates towards the East. (like California is always chasing FLorida).

Question 22

Moon

Answer 22

Earth’s celestial satellite that orbits the Earth and has phases. It is 400 times smaller than the Sun and also 400 times farther away (that is why a total solar eclipse is possible).

Question 23

New Moon

Answer 23

The moon is between Earth and the sun. The moon is completely dark

Question 24

Waxing Crescent

Answer 24

A thin sliver of the moon becomes visible and continues to grow.

Question 25

First Quarter

Answer 25

From Earth’s Northern Hemisphere the right half of the moon appears fully lit.

Question 26

Waxing Gibbous

Answer 26

The sunlit fraction of the moon that is visible from Earth continues to grow.

Question 27

Full Moon

Answer 27

Earth is between the moon and the sun. The entire sunlit fraction of the moon is visible from Earth.

Question 28

Waning Gibbous

Answer 28

The sunlit fraction of the moon that is visible from Earth decreases.

Question 29

Third Quarter

Answer 29

From Earth’s Northern Hemisphere the left half of the moon appears fully lit.

Question 30

Waning Crescent

Answer 30

A thin sliver of the moon becomes visible and continues to shrink.

Question 31

Tidally Locked

Answer 31

The time the moon takes to spin around its axis and the time it takes to orbit the Earth is the same making it so that we can only see one side of the moon at all times.

Question 32

Seasons

Answer 32

one of the four periods of the year when climates change

Question 33

Star

Answer 33

a massive self-luminous body of gas held together by gravity

Question 34

Northern Hemisphere

Answer 34

The half of Earth that is to the north of the equator

Question 35

Southern Hemisphere

Answer 35

The half of Earth that is to the south of the equator

Question 36

Season

Answer 36

a division of the year that is associated with particular weather patterns and daylight hours.

Question 37

Weather

Answer 37

conditions and daily temperatures at any location on Earth follow a predictable cycle throughout the year.

Question 38

Spring

Answer 38

In Northern Hemisphere spring begins In March. The sun moves higher across the sky and the number of daylight hours increases. Temperatures gradually rise.

Question 39

Summer

Answer 39

Summer is the warmest season beginning in June in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun is in the sky for a greater part of the day. Daytime is longer (14.5 hours in atlanta)

Question 40

Winter

Answer 40

In December the Northern Hemisphere begins its coldest season-winter. Freezing temperatures and snowfall are associated with winter months. The sun sets early in the day. Daytime is shorter (9.5 hours in Atlanta)

Question 41

Fall

Answer 41

Fall begins in September in the Northern Hemisphere. The number of daylight hours decreases as the sun's path across the sky moves lower. Temperatures are gradually cool.

Question 42

Equinox

Answer 42

A day where there are an equal number of hours in a day and night at all locations of the earth

Question 43

Earths Tilt

Answer 43

Due to this axial tilt the sun shines on different latitudes at different angles throughout the year. This causes the seasons.

Question 44

Latitude

Answer 44

horizontal lines on globe. 0° = equator 30° = Tropic of Cancer (N) and Capricorn (S)

Question 45

Longitude

Answer 45

vertical lines on the globe.