Apparent Size
An object appears larger because it is __________ to us.
closer
An object appears brighter because it is ____________.
A constellation is a group of _____ that form a pattern in the sky.
Stars
It takes the Earth 24 hours to do this.
Rotate around the sun
The imaginary line Earth spins around
Axis
An object appears _____________ because it is farther away.
smaller
An object appears dimmer because it is ________________.
Farther away
This constellation is famous for having a "belt".
Orion
This force pulls objects towards the Earth's core.
Gravity
To spin in place, like a top.
Rotate
Two objects can look different in size even if they're the same size because of ____________.
The sun appears brighter than other stars because _______________.
It is closer to Earth than the other stars.
Constellations appear to move across the sky because of this.
The Earth's rotation
Shadows are at their shortest length during this time of day
Noon
To move around another object.
Revolve
A nearby tennis ball can look bigger than a faraway building because of this idea.
Apparent size
Two stars with the same actual brightness can look different because of this.
Distance
This is why we see different constellations in different seasons.
Earth’s orbit around the Sun
Shadows appear longer during what time of the day?
Sunrise and sunset
The path one object takes as it moves around another object.
Orbit
Why does the sun look larger than the other stars in the sky, even though it is ACTUALLY smaller than other stars?
The sun is closer to the Earth, so it appears larger.
DOUBLE POINTS!!!
This is the difference between how bright an object truly is and how bright it appears.
ACTUAL brightness vs. APPARENT brightness
The sun rises in the _________ and sets in the ____________.
east; west
If the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, this means the days are ______________.
Longer
What is the imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The equator