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Wednesday 30 June 2021

Response to Text: The Moon

 The Moon

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appropriate answer.


1) What is the size of the Moon compared to?

a. Half the size of Earth b. Half the size of Mars

c. Quarter the size of Earth d. Quarter the size of Mars


2) How is the Moon a natural satellite?

→ t is a celestial body that orbits a planet.


3) True or False: It takes between 29.5 and 37.3 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth.

a. True b. False


4) Why do we think that the Moon changes shapes?

→  but it is the Sun that lights up different parts of its surface.


5) Which phase allows us to only see the unlit side of the Moon?

a. New Moon b. First Quarter

c. Waning Gibbous d. Dark Moon


6) True or False: The Gibbous Moon looks like a Full Moon but only three quarters of it?

a. True b. False


7) Describe what an eclipse is?

→ An eclipse occurs when one object in space blocks an observer from seeing another object in space. 


8) What are the two different types of eclipse?

→  solar eclipses and lunar eclipses.


9) Why shouldn’t we look directly at a Solar Eclipse?

→.even though it appears darker the harmful rays of the sun can still damage your eyes. 


10) A Lunar Eclipse is what colour?

→Red


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Friday 18 June 2021

Response to Text: Planets

 Planets 

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appropriate answer.


1) Astronomers say that there are two parts to the Solar System - what are they called?


a. The Upper and Lower Solar System b. The Smaller and Bigger Solar System

c. The Inner and Outer Solar System d. The Terrestrial and Jovian Solar System


2) Mercury mostly resembles the...


a. Sun b. Moon

c. Stars d. Earth


3) True or False: Venus is very hot - hotter than Mercury.


a. True b. False


4) Earth is which planet away from the Sun?


a. Second b. Fourth

c. Third d. Fifth


5) Mars is known for...

a. Being the “Red Planet” b. Having volcanoes

c. Being Earth’s neighbour d. All of the above


6) Which of the following is not a “Jovian” planet?


a. Neptune b. Saturn

c. Pluto d. Jupiter


7) Why do you think Uranus and Neptune have been referred to as “ice giants”?


→ because it has ice on it and it is cold 


8) What has Jupiter got that is bigger than any other planets?


→ It is home to the largest known ocean in the solar system, which is an ocean of liquid hydrogen.


9) True or False: Saturn is the only Gas Giant that has rings.


a. True b. False


10) How was Uranus discovered?


→  It was the first planet discovered using a telescope. 


11) Neptune was named after which Roman god?


a. god of the Sky b. King of the Roman gods

c. god of the Agriculture and Wealth d. god of the Sea