Our Solar System
Seasons
Night and Day
100

Name all eight planets in order

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

100
What causes Earth's seasons?

a) earths rotation 

b) earths tilt (23.4 degrees)

c) The moon's revolution around the earth

d) The ISS

B! earths tilt! 

100

When one side of the Earth is facing the sun, it is _________ time. 

Day time

200

Which 4 out of the eight planets are gas giants?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

200

When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is _________ in the southern hemisphere. 

Winter

200

When one side of the Earth is facing away from the sun, it is ________ time. 

Night time

300

Where is the asteroid belt?

Between Mars and Jupiter
300

When it is the spring in Arizona, it is __________ in Australia. 

Fall 

300

True/False:  The Earth's tilt causes night and day.

False

400
True/False: It takes Mercury 88 days to orbit the sun.  This means that is the length of one day on Mercury. 

False: 1 year on Mercury is 88 days.

400

True/False: The Earth's equator gets the least amount of sun, so it's very cold in that region, year round. 

False: The equator gets the most amount of sun.  Therefore, there are warm temperatures year round. 

400

True/False: The Earth's moon causes night and day.

False

500
True/False: Every single planet in the Solar System has a moon. 

False 

500
True/False: The Earth's tilt allows for one of the hemispheres to get more direct sunlight than the other hemisphere. This is why it is summer in one hemisphere, but winter in the other.  

True

500
True/False: The Earth's rotation causes night and day.

True

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