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Astronomy intro unit: Current affairs
Astronomy intro unit: Current affairs
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This landed a robot in 2014
Rover
Juno
Osiris rex
Apollo 11
2
This moon rises as the sun sets
Harvest moon
Blue moon
Super moon
new moon
3
This landed on the moon in 1969
Juno
Rover
Osiris rex
Apollo 11
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This mission will will visit Jupitar
Juno
Rover
Voyager
Osiris rex
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This launched September 8th 2016
Rover
Apollo 11
Juno
Osiris rex
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When is winter? (for us in the northern hemisphere)
a
b
d
c
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1st full moon when moon is closest to earth
new moon
Blue moon
Harvest moon
Super moon
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This full moon happens < once per year, but happens to some phase every month
Harvest moon
new moon
Blue moon
Super moon
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What causes the seasons
the two w/o the tilt explaination
the tilt of the earth means hemisphere may get more light
summer is when the earth is closest to the sun
winter is when the earth is furthest to the sun
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Why is the harvest moon red, orange, yellow.
Scattered blue from sun diffracted by moon
Scattered blue from sun reflected from moon
Scattered blue from sun refracted from moon
Scattered blue from sun absorbed by moon
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Which is spring?
b
d
c
a
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This mission "landed" in orbit July 4th 2016
Juno
Osiris rex
Rover
Apollo 11
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When is summer? (for us in the northern hemisphere)
c
a
b
d
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A extra full moon in a month or year
new moon
Blue moon
Super moon
Harvest moon
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What causes the sky to be blue?
The absorption of blue from ROYGBIV
The reflection of blue from ROYGBIV
The scattering of blue light from ROYGBIV
The refraction (bending of) blue light from ROYGBIV
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When is Autum? (for us in the northern hemisphere)
d
b
c
a
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This mission will will visit a asteroid named Bennue
Osiris rex
Voyager
Rover
Juno
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This Full moon appears bigger and brighter
new moon
Harvest moon
Super moon
Blue moon
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1st full moon during Autumn equniox
new moon
Harvest moon
Blue moon
Super moon
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Why does the sun look red, orange and yellow?
The refraction (bending of) blue light from ROYGBIV
The scattering of blue light from ROYGBIV
The absorption of blue from ROYGBIV
The reflection of blue from ROYGBIV
