Earth
The Earth-moon system takes how long to revolve around the sun?
What is, 1 year
The tides are caused by...
What is, the gravitational pull of the moon as we rotate on our axis.
Why can't we see other stars during the day?
What is, The sun is the closest star to Earh and blocks out the light of other stars
The number of hours Earth takes to complete one full rotation is?
What is, 24
The word "solar" refers to this object.
What is the "sun"?
Earth rotates on its axis once every ...
What is, every 24 hours
How many days does it take to see all of the phases of the moon?
What is, 28- 30 days.
What is a ball of hot gas that gives off light and other types of energy?
What is, A star
Winter is colder because...
What is, Earth is tilted away from the sun.
What is the force that pulls one object toward another? (Hint: This keeps us on Earth)
What is, Gravity
We experience daytime when...
What is, when our side of the planet faces the sun
This object in the sky revolves around Earth and travels with Earth as it revolves around the sun.
What is, The moon
On Earth, we recieve what kind of sunlight in the summer?
What is, direct sunlight
If Earth had no tilt, would there be seasonal changes?
What is, No, it's the tilt that causes the seasonal changes
How many planets are in our Solar System?
What is, Eight
The sun and moon rise and set in the sky because.....
What is, Earth's rotation on it's axis
The shape of the moon seems to change because...?
What is, The moon revolves around Earth
The sun is a big fiery ball of gas called this.
What is a "star"?
Earth is tilted toward the sun and there are more hours of daylight. What season is it?
What is, Summer
This object is used to study far away objects in the sky.
What is a "telescope"?
We experience nighttime when...
what is, "when our side of the planet faces away from the sun"
About 14 days into the moon cycle, or halfway through, you would see a __________ moon.
What is, a full moon
The Sun is composed mainly of the gases _____ and _____ and 1% of the sun is made of _____, _____, and other elements.
What is, hydrogen & helium, and, uranium & Iron.
The Earth is part of what galaxy? Hint: Chocolate.
What is, The Milky Way.
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth.
What is the "axis"?