maths task week 9

 

the moon - response to text

 

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?

→ the moon is a satellite because it moves around earth

 

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?

→  the moon changes shape because the sunlight reflects of it's lunar 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 occurs when an object in space blocks a observer from seeing another object

In space

8) What are the two different types of eclipse?

→ the solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse 

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

→it u look directly at a solar eclipse the sun rays could still hurt our eyes 

10) A Lunar Eclipse is what colour?

→dark brownish-red 

the moon 4 facts

 

planet earth