Sun
Earth
Revolution
Rotation
Moon
100
Am I a planet, star, or comet?
a star
100
What element separates the Earth from other planets?
water
100
What takes 365 days?
Earth's revolution around the Sun
100
Takes 24 hours
a rotation
100
Why does Earth have tides?
gravitational force exerted by moon and sun
200
What often does the sun rise?
Daily
200
Does the Earth rotate faster or slower than the moon?
Slower
200
Earth orbits the sun in what shape?
Ellipse (oval pattern)
200
What causes day and night?
Earth rotating on it's axis.
200
What is the difference in amount of craters on the moon and Earth?
Less craters on Earth.
300
What is the only object in our solar system that does not move?
The sun
300
The Earth rotates on it's axis every how many hours?
Twenty-four
300
Rotation is to day as revolution is to ___.
year
300
Rotation causes
day and night.
300
How many moon cycles are there?
Two
400
Why are the days longer during the summer?
The sun's rays hit Earth at a more direct angle.
400
Due to Earth's tilted axis, ______ are caused.
Seasons
400
Every three months a new what occurs?
Season
400
Which is correct? sunrise - sunset - day - night sunrise - day- sunset - night
sunrise - day- sunset - night
400
How many low tides and high tides are there?
Two low and two high
500
We are all made up of gas and dust, what are we?
Stars
500
Rocks make up this group of planets.
Inner planets.
500
The Earth orbits the Sun in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction?
Counter clockwise
500
True or False. Shadows change during the day because the position of the sun changes.
False. The sun does not change, the Earth does.
500
Due to weathering on Earth, there are less ____ than the moon.
Craters
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