Space (Science)

Space (Science) (30 Cards)
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1	December:	Autumn in the north and spring in the south.
2	Earth is the only place…..	We have found life on in the universe.
3	How do we see the phases of the moon?	As the moon moves around Earth different parts are lit up by the sun so it looks different to us.
4	June:	Summer in the north and winter in the south.
5	March:	In the north it is spring in the south it is Autumn.
6	September:	Winter in the north and summer in the south.
7	The further a planet is from the sun…	The colder the temperature is apart from Venus.
8	What are asteroids?	Rocky objects smaller than planets that also orbit stars.
9	What are meteors?	Are bits of rock that burn up in Earths atmosphere. They are called meteorites when they hit the ground.
10	What are planets?	Large objects that orbit stars and do not produce stars.
11	What does our solar system include?	Inner planets, outer planets, the asteroid belt including dwarf planets, comets ect.
12	What does waning mean?	Indicates the light is fading (left side)
13	What does waxing mean?	Indicates the light is growing (right side)
14	What happens in a lunar eclipse?	The earth stops the light of the sun hitting the moon.
15	What happens in a solar eclipse?	The moon blocks light from the sun hitting the Earth.
16	What is a galaxy?	Is a collection of billions of stars.
17	What is a group of stars called?	A constellation.
18	What is an exoplanet?	It is a planet that is orbiting a different star to the sun.
19	What is our solar system?	Everything that orbits the sun.
20	What is the eight phase of the moon?	Waning crescent.
21	What is the fifth phase of the moon?	Full moon.
22	What is the first phase of the moon?	New moon.
23	What is the fourth phase of the moon?	Waxing gibbous.
24	What is the origin of the sun?	Gravity pulled together gas and dust to form the sun 5 billion yrs ago.
25	What is the second phase of the moon?	Waxing crescent.
26	What is the seventh phase of the moon?	Third/last quarter.
27	What is the sixth phase of the moon?	Waning gibbous.
28	What is the third phase of the moon?	First Quarter.
29	Which galaxy is the earth in?	Milky Way Galaxy.
30	Why do we see different ones in summer to winter?	Because of our orbit.