Shadows
Where does the sun rise and set
east to west
Which event happens in exactly one day?
The earth rotates one time.
The Solar System is made up of eight planets, numerous comets, asteroids, moons, and the Sun. What is the force that holds all of these objects together?
gravity
Also known as a "shooting star"
meteor
Shadows face _______ in the morning.
west
Harry is talking to his grandmother on the phone. She tells him that it is nighttime where she lives. Harry is confused because it is daytime where he lives. Which description correctly explains why one side of the Earth is receiving sunlight and the other side is in darkness?
The earths rotation makes half of the earth day and the other night.
an imaginary line earth spins on....
axis
Why is pluto not considered a planet
It can't clear the neighborhood around it's orbit.
A student observes that a tree's shadow points east in the late afternoon. Where is the Sun MOST LIKELY located?
in the western sky
Scientists use models a lot when studying astronomy. Pretend that a basketball represents the Sun, a baseball represents the Earth, and a golf ball represents the Moon. What motion would need to happen for the model to represent one year?
The baseball would need to be moved in a full circle around the basketball.
Which are the outer planets of the Solar System mainly made of gas?
Jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune
What are comets mostly made up of?
ice and dust
A student notices that a playground slide casts a long shadow in the morning and a shorter shadow around midday. What would MOST LIKELY happen to its shadow later in the afternoon?
The shadow will have a long shadow again
If Earth suddenly stopped rotating but continued revolving around the Sun, which familiar pattern would be MOST directly disrupted?
day/night
which planet has the strongest gravitational pull
jupiter
If a piece of space debris is too large to be a meteoroid and too small to be a planet, it could be . . .
An asteroid
A student stands in the same spot at the same clock time during summer and winter in Ohio. Her shadow is longer in winter. Why?
The Sun appears lower in the sky during winter, creating longer shadows
A student says, "Earth's rotation and revolution are the same motion because both involve Earth moving." Why is this statement incorrect?
Rotation is Earth spinning on its axis, while revolution is Earth traveling around the Sun.
what seperates gas giants and rocky planets
which space rock crosses Jupiters orbit
comet