Sun
What is the sun?
A star
What is a star made of?
hot gas
How does the moon get it's light?
The sun
When the Earth rotates, what does it cause?
day and night
Is the moon bigger or smaller than Earth?
smaller
Does the sun have a surface?
No. Nothing to stand on.
Are the stars in Earth's atmosphere or Outer Space?
Outer Space.
Name one phase of the moon.
New moon, full moon, quarter moon, crescent moon
How long does it take Earth to rotate 1 time?
24 hours
What is it called? The area around Earth that has air and protects Earth from harmful sun rays.
Atmosphere
Why can't people take a rocket ship and visit the sun?
It's too hot. We would burn up.
Why can't people get in a rocket ship and visit a star?
The stars are too far away to reach in a lifetime.The closest one is 73,000 years away.
Because there is none of THIS, what do people need to bring to the moon?
Air, or Oxygen
Around WHAT does the Earth revolve?
the sun
A Constellation is a group of stars that seems to form a __________ .
Picture
On Earth, why is the sun so much bigger and brighter than other stars?
It is the closest star to Earth.
Do stars rotate, and revolve around planets?
No. They are still.
Which is true? The Earth revolves around the moon.
The moon revolves around Earth.
The moon revolves around Earth.
How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days or 1 year
Name one constellation.
Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Orion
Name 2 things the sun gives us.
Heat and Light
The color of a star depends on what?
How hot it is
What is the force that is weak on the moon and allows things to fall slowly or float?
Gravity
As the Earth revolves around the sun, what does it cause?
Seasons-summer, fall, winter, spring
Which is true? Ancient people named the constellations. Modern people named the constellations.
Ancient people named the constellations.