Earth Rotation/Revolution
How Earth Moves in Space
Moon (Phases, Revolution, Rotation)
Space Technology
Earths Place in Space
100
When something is in orbit, it means the object is traveling around another object in space. All of the planets in our solar system orbit this large star.
What is the sun
100
the sun seems to move across the sky each day rising in the east and setting and the west
What is Earth's Rotation
100
The moon appears to shine at night.
What is the moon reflects light from the sun.
100
You can use this technology to see the surface of the moon from your yard on Earth
What is a telescope
100
An object that moves around another larger object in space
What is satellite
200
Earth spins at a constant and regular speed. The earth takes 24 hours to spin.
What is Earth's rotation?
200
Earth takes abut 24 hours for 1 complete rotation Moon takes about 27 days for 1 complete rotation Sun takes about 27 days for 1 complete rotation One could conclude that
What is the sun and moons rotation is slower then the earth
200
When you can see more of the side of the moon that is lit, it looks bigger than a new moon
What is a full moon
200
satellites are powered in space by flat panels that absorb the light from the sun, similar to these type of panels people have have on their homes
What is solar cells
200
in each season we see different constellations in the sky, yet we are looking at the constellations from the same spot in our yard that we always do. We see different constellations in different seasons due to
What is Earth Revolving around the sun
300
Earths Axis from pole to pole
What is an imaginary line?
300
The Earth revolves around the sun as it rotates on its axis. The Earth completes _________ rotations as it orbits around the sun once.
What is 365
300
This moon comes after the full moon and only the left half of the moon is lit and the right half is dark.
What is the third quarter moon
300
The space program developed this type of food for the astronauts to eat while in space
What is Freeze Dried Food
300
Look at this diagram The letter representing the motion of about 28 days is
What is W
400
Each year has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall. This happens every year. (the cause)
What is the tilt of the Earth's Axis?
400
There is a golf ball, baseball, and soccer ball. As a student how would you use these objects as a model for Earth in Space
What is a model of the earth (baseball), sun(soccer ball) and moon(golfball)
400
After a New Moon you begin to see the right side of the moon as a crescent. This quarter comes after the New Moon and the crescent.
What is the first quarter moon
400
The development of this technology was most important before space exploration could begin, now we use this technology on a daily basis in classrooms and at home especially for research
What is a computer
400
Earth has only 1 satellite
What is moon
500
Earths year would be longer than 365 days
What would happen if the Earth took longer to revolve around the sun?
500
Only the northern hemisphere of the Earth has summer during the months June-August. The southern hemisphere has winter during these months. The Earth isn't any closer to sun yet we have two different season in 2 different hemisphere on earth due to Explain
What is the tilt of the earth, in summer the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun while the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
500
A calendars that use the phases of the moon or calendars that use the earths orbit around the sun.
What is lunar and solar calendars
500
Nasa uses infrared cameras when a space shuttle takes off to look for any hot areas that maybe a signal of a problem. Today these cameras are also used on Earth to help aid these heroes in a hot spot
What is fire fighter
500
The moon revolves around the earth. Both the moons revolution and _____________ take about the same amount of time
What is rotation
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