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Science L7 Seasons and the moon

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  • Which 1 key fact about planets causes the sun to be at an angle ?
    Round shape
  • What does the moon have an affect on for our planet?
    Tides, animals behavior, time and light
  • What is an eclipse?
    When the moon and earth and sun are aligned
  • What season is it in Australia when the tilt is away from the sun? Winter or summer
    Winter
  • Which part of the earth has the most concentrated sunlight?
    Equator
  • Why are the poles cold?
    Sun grazes the poles at an angle and less concentrated sunlight
  • How many days for the moon to rotate on its axis?
    27.3
  • What does "gibbous" mean?
    Moon light is more then semicircle and less than full circle
  • What is the moon phase just before the new moon? Waning OR waxing crescent
    Waning crescent
  • Why is there a new moon and we cannot see it?
    When earth, sun and moon are in a line and moon behind earth so in dark
  • What is the rotation of the moon called?
    Synchronous rotation
  • Which season will it be in the southern hemisphere if it is tilted towards the sun?
    Summer
  • Is the moon a light source?
    No , it reflects light
  • What is the difference between a new moon and a full moon ?
    See the full moon and don't see the new moon
  • What is the equinox?
    Equal day and night
  • Which factors cause the seasons? What is the reason for the seasons?
    Sunlight , tilt and rotation
  • When is the waxing crescent seen? First half or 2nd half of moons phases
    First half oi the moons phases
  • Which season will it be in the northern hemisphere if the tilt is away from the sun? Winter or summer
    Summer
  • When does the moon pass through he shadow of the earth? Lunar or solar eclipse?
    Lunar eclipse
  • Name the firsts 4 moon phases
    New moon, waxing crescent, half moon/first quarter, waxing gibbous