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Slap-cup. Sun and Moon Trivia Game. Each team will have ONE competitor that challenges each other face to face, based on Ms. Wall’s line-up. Each competitor will keep their left hand behind their back and right hand flat on the table.

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  1. Slap-cup Sun and Moon Trivia Game

  2. Each team will have ONE competitor that challenges each other face to face, based on Ms. Wall’s line-up. • Each competitor will keep their left hand behind their back and right hand flat on the table. • After the question is read, the first student to smash the cup gets the opportunity to answer the question for 1 Point. • If the original competitor answers the question incorrectly yet the second competitor answer correctly, the second player receives 2 points for their team. • Comments from the team to help their competitor will result in one, warning then the loss of 1 point for each occurrence. The RULES

  3. Answer: 1. Name the phases of the moon in order beginning with new moon.

  4. Answer: Maria (means oceans in Latin) 2. What do we call the dark regions on the surface of the moon?

  5. Answer: July 21st 1969- Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldren 3. When was the first landing on the moon and by who (both)?

  6. Answer: The Impact Theory- an asteroid the size of Mars, hit Earth breaking off a large portion of the molten crust that was formed to and sphere and solidified as our moon. 4. What is the name and description as to how the moon was created?

  7. Answer: The moon’s rotation is exactly the same as its revolution (29.5 days), therefore the “Dark Side of the Moon” will never face Earth. 5. WHY do we only observe one side of the moon?

  8. Answer: Spring Tides are HIGHER because the Sun and moon work together; the Neap Tides are LOWER than usual because the Sun and Moon pull against each other. 6. What is the difference between spring and neap tides?

  9. Answer: Sun then moon and earth. The MOON blocks the Sun. Occurs during and New Moon Phase 7. What is the alignment, lunar phase and appearance of a Solar Eclipse?

  10. Answer: The UMBRA is the darker, full shadow while the PENUMBRA is the partially darkened shadow during and an eclispe. 8. What is the difference between umbra and penumbra?

  11. Answer: Sun, Earth than Moon, full moon phase and appears reddish brown. 9. What is the alignment, lunar phase and appearance of a lunar Eclipse?

  12. Answer: Apogee is when the moon is furthest from the earth while perigee is when the moon is closest to the earth. 10. What is the difference between perigee and apogee?

  13. Answer: Due to the Impact Theory, the moon is mostly made up of the earth’s crust. 11. Why is the core of the moon so small?

  14. Answer: The rotation of the Earth. 12. What causes the sunrise and sunset?

  15. Answer: Core, Radiative Zone, Convection Zone, Photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona 13. What are the layers of the sun from the interior outward?

  16. Answer: 99.9% 14. What % of mass is the Sun in our solar system?

  17. Answer: Interaction of the Sun’s solar wind with the earth’s magnetosphere. 15. What causes aurora borealis on Earth?

  18. Answer: 11.2 years 16. How long does the sun’s solar storms cycle last?

  19. Answer: Sunspots- dark cooler magnetic field regions on the surface of the sun. 17. What controls the solar storm cycle?

  20. Answer: Hydrogen, helium, calcium and oxygen (provide the orange/yellow appearance- think of candle lab) 18. What are the FOUR main elements that make up our Sun?

  21. Answer: Photons 18. What are the particles of light ejected from the Sun?

  22. Answer: 6-11 minutes, 8.3 average 18. How long does it take for the radiation of the sun to reach earth?

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