Response to Text: The Moon

 The Moon

Highlight the correct answer or type in the 

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?

→ There are many satellites up in space, yet the Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite.

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?

→  we see the moon because it reflects light from the sun.

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?

→it is a reddish colour.

Research Task: The Moon

4 Facts: The Moon

 

Research Task - Sun

Warriors Week 8

 Make a Google Slides Presentation and complete the following. Make sure that you show what each fraction looks like, and how you solved it.

⅓ + ⅓ =2/6

⅖ + ⅕ =3/10

⅜ + 4/16 = 7/24

½ + ¼ = 2/6

½ + ⅜ =4/10

¼ + 10/20 =11/24 

⅕ + 6/10 = 7/15

4 Facts - The Sun

 

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”?

→ Uranus and Neptune are actually called ice giants because scientists think the water, ammonia and methane were all ice when the planets were formed.

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

→ it has a big ring going around.

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

a. True b. False

10) How was Uranus discovered?

→ Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel. Uranus was the first planet found 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

Warriors Fractions W7 T2

4 Facts - Planets

 

Research Task: Hydrosphere

4 Facts - Hydrosphere

 

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