「昼でも月が見えるのはなぜ」“Why is the moon sometimes out in the day?”
こんにちは。秋田県由利本荘市にある英会話スクール、ウィンザーイングッリッシュスクールの雑用係です。
子供の好奇心が強いのは良い事と思いますが、
親としては困ってしまう事も多いですね。
Science and maths questions the ones parents fear most
The questions which parents most fear from their children
include being asked why the moon is out during the day
and why the sky is blue, a survey has concluded.
英研究者はこのほど、親を困らせる子どもの質問について調査を実施。英国で５─１６歳までの子どもを持つ２０００人の親を対象にインタビューを行ったところ、第１位に選ばれたのは「なぜ昼間でも月が見える時があるのか」だった。
調査によると、約４分の１が科学や数学に関する質問に悩まされていることが分かった。また、３分の１は自分で質問の答えを考えると回答した一方で、多くの親はウソを教えたりごまかしたりすると答えた。
親を困らせる子どもの質問トップ１０は以下の通り。
英文は答えも一緒にありますので、読んでみて下さい。
１．なぜ昼間でも月が見える時があるのか。
“Why is the moon sometimes out in the day?”
Basically it’s visible because it’s just another object being lit by the sun. So when it’s in the right place we can see it.
If the moon is around 45 degree or even 90 degrees off the sun then half of it will be lit up really quite brightly.
２．なぜ空は青いのか。
“Why is the sky blue?”
Sunlight is really a lot of different colours of light mixed together.
Light passing through the sky bounces off particles in the air and the blue light gets bounced around the most and is therefore seen everywhere you look.
３．宇宙人を見つけられるか。
“Will we ever discover aliens?”
Nobody knows the answer. No life exists in our solar system and the closest galaxy to ours is trillions of miles away so no human could survive the trip. As we develop our space technology, the chances of finding alien life increases.
４．地球の重さはどのくらいか。
“How much does the earth weigh?”
The earth weighs 1,000 trillion metric tons. That’s the equivalent of 570,000,000,000,000 adult Indian elephants.
５．飛行機が空を飛ぶ仕組みは。
“How do aeroplanes stay in the air?”
The upward lift of a plane is created thanks to the special curved shape of a plane’s wings.
The way air flows over and under the curved wing is what allows a plane to lift up. Planes are able to stay in the air because they have more upwards lift than the natural downward pull of gravity.
６．なぜ水はぬれているのか。
“Why is water wet?”
Wetness is just a feeling. It’s something that our brains tell us about what we’re touching.
It is a combination of temperature, pressure and the way it moves which tells our brains that water is wet.
７．大きい数の割り算のやり方は。
How do I do long division?”
Long division is a way of dividing long numbers that would be tricky to do in your head. Practice makes perfect.
It your maths skills are a little rough round the edges, ask for help from a friend, relatives or your child’s teacher.
８．鳥やハチは冬にどこへ行くのか。
“Where do birds / bees go in winter?”
Honey bees cease flying when temperatures drop below 50F (10C) and gather around the queen in a sort of vibrating ball or cluster.
This movement keeps the queen and colony warm enough to survive throughout the winter. British birds tend to stick together to improve their chances of survival by conserving body heat and locating food.
９．虹の原理は。
“What makes a rainbow?”
This is when sunbeams go through raindrops suspended in the air, and this causes the white light to deflect and split into different colours.
１０．なぜ地球には時差があるのか。
“Why are there different times on earth?”
If we had one single time zone for Earth, noon would be the middle of the day in some places, but it would be morning, evening and the middle of the night in others.
Since different parts of the Earth enter and exit daylight at different times, we need different time zones – 24 of them in fact.
我が家の下の娘はとにかく質問好き。
私もいつも質問攻めにあっています。
すぐに答えられる物から、困ってしまう物まで様々。
例えば、ウィンザー城はいくら？
でも、だいたいいくら？？
だいたいでいいから！！！（値段ネタは結構多いです）
という具合に、しつこいというか、粘り強いというか・・・。
教室のHPはこちら
http://windsorschool.biz/
子供の好奇心が強いのは良い事と思いますが、
親としては困ってしまう事も多いですね。
Science and maths questions the ones parents fear most
The questions which parents most fear from their children
include being asked why the moon is out during the day
and why the sky is blue, a survey has concluded.
英研究者はこのほど、親を困らせる子どもの質問について調査を実施。英国で５─１６歳までの子どもを持つ２０００人の親を対象にインタビューを行ったところ、第１位に選ばれたのは「なぜ昼間でも月が見える時があるのか」だった。
調査によると、約４分の１が科学や数学に関する質問に悩まされていることが分かった。また、３分の１は自分で質問の答えを考えると回答した一方で、多くの親はウソを教えたりごまかしたりすると答えた。
親を困らせる子どもの質問トップ１０は以下の通り。
英文は答えも一緒にありますので、読んでみて下さい。
１．なぜ昼間でも月が見える時があるのか。
“Why is the moon sometimes out in the day?”
Basically it’s visible because it’s just another object being lit by the sun. So when it’s in the right place we can see it.
If the moon is around 45 degree or even 90 degrees off the sun then half of it will be lit up really quite brightly.
２．なぜ空は青いのか。
“Why is the sky blue?”
Sunlight is really a lot of different colours of light mixed together.
Light passing through the sky bounces off particles in the air and the blue light gets bounced around the most and is therefore seen everywhere you look.
３．宇宙人を見つけられるか。
“Will we ever discover aliens?”
Nobody knows the answer. No life exists in our solar system and the closest galaxy to ours is trillions of miles away so no human could survive the trip. As we develop our space technology, the chances of finding alien life increases.
４．地球の重さはどのくらいか。
“How much does the earth weigh?”
The earth weighs 1,000 trillion metric tons. That’s the equivalent of 570,000,000,000,000 adult Indian elephants.
５．飛行機が空を飛ぶ仕組みは。
“How do aeroplanes stay in the air?”
The upward lift of a plane is created thanks to the special curved shape of a plane’s wings.
The way air flows over and under the curved wing is what allows a plane to lift up. Planes are able to stay in the air because they have more upwards lift than the natural downward pull of gravity.
６．なぜ水はぬれているのか。
“Why is water wet?”
Wetness is just a feeling. It’s something that our brains tell us about what we’re touching.
It is a combination of temperature, pressure and the way it moves which tells our brains that water is wet.
７．大きい数の割り算のやり方は。
How do I do long division?”
Long division is a way of dividing long numbers that would be tricky to do in your head. Practice makes perfect.
It your maths skills are a little rough round the edges, ask for help from a friend, relatives or your child’s teacher.
８．鳥やハチは冬にどこへ行くのか。
“Where do birds / bees go in winter?”
Honey bees cease flying when temperatures drop below 50F (10C) and gather around the queen in a sort of vibrating ball or cluster.
This movement keeps the queen and colony warm enough to survive throughout the winter. British birds tend to stick together to improve their chances of survival by conserving body heat and locating food.
９．虹の原理は。
“What makes a rainbow?”
This is when sunbeams go through raindrops suspended in the air, and this causes the white light to deflect and split into different colours.
１０．なぜ地球には時差があるのか。
“Why are there different times on earth?”
If we had one single time zone for Earth, noon would be the middle of the day in some places, but it would be morning, evening and the middle of the night in others.
Since different parts of the Earth enter and exit daylight at different times, we need different time zones – 24 of them in fact.
我が家の下の娘はとにかく質問好き。
私もいつも質問攻めにあっています。
すぐに答えられる物から、困ってしまう物まで様々。
例えば、ウィンザー城はいくら？
でも、だいたいいくら？？
だいたいでいいから！！！（値段ネタは結構多いです）
という具合に、しつこいというか、粘り強いというか・・・。
教室のHPはこちら
http://windsorschool.biz/
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