Seasons
The longest period of daylight is when?
Our Sun is also known as a ________
Star
Can you sing the phases of the moon?
Phases of the moon:
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous
Phases of the moon:
Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent
Rocks are classified based on...
The way the rocks were formed..
Thin layer of rock
Lithosphere
The sun would have the greatest attraction to what planet?
(Mrs. Pollack will draw this)
A
What is the force that keeps planets in their orbits?
Gravity
An observer can see the Moon's surface because the moon...
Reflects light
A pebble becomes more _____and _____ as it is carried down a stream.
rounder and smaller
Something that has a greater density than water will ____________.
Sink
If the earth is tilted towards the sun, what season is it?
Summer
The Earth__________ on its axis
rotates
What is it called when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow
Eclipse
Top layer of fossils is the youngest or oldest?
Youngest
What type of plate boundary is it when plates come together?
Convergent
What causes the seasons?
Tilt of the Earth on its axis
An example of how we know the Earth rotates on its axis?
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
How long does it take for the Moon to complete one orbit around the Earth?
1 month
Explain the difference between weathering and erosion
Weathering-breaking down of rock
Erosion-Rock being transported to another place.
Put these in order of increasing size:
Universe, solar system, planet, galaxy
Planet, solar system, galaxy, universe
Name all the dates of :
Summer Solstice
Fall Equinox
Spring Equinox
Winter Solstice
9/23
3/21
12/21
For Summer, Fall, Winter and spring state whether we are tilted towards the sun, away from the sun or neither
Toward, Neither, Away, Neither
If the Moon is in Earth’s penumbra, then what type of lunar eclipse occurs?
Partial
This kind of rock has fossils
This is the layer of the Earth that has convection currents
sedimentary
Asthenosphere
Draw and label the layers of the Earth
Mrs. Pollack will draw on board.