Vocabulary
Seasons
Earth and Moon
Planets
Miscellanious
100
What is the imaginary line Earth rotates around?
axis
100
Which of the following is responsible for Earth's seasons? (a) Earth's rotations (b) Earth's tilt (c) solar eclipses (d) the lunar cycle
b) Earth's tilt
100
About how long is the lunar cycle?
29 days
100
What is a large body of of rocks and gases that revolves around the sun?
planet
100
What is at the center of our solar system?
the sun
200
What is a group of stars that appear in a form of a picture?
constellation
200
What season are we in when we are tilted away from the sun?
Winter
200
Name the four phases of the moon.
new moon, first quarter, full moon, third quarter
200
Name the inner planets in order closest to the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
200
Which if the following is true about Mercury? (a) It has plenty of water. (b) It is far from the sun. (c) It is made out of gas. (d) It is very hot.
d) it is very hot.
300
The pattern of a lunar phase is called the _________.
lunar cycle
300
What are two ways in which Earth moves?
Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun.
300
Draw and label the earth, sun, and moon's positions during a lunar eclipse.
sun, earth, moon
300
Name the outer planets in order closest to the sun.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
300
How many planets are in between Earth and the sun?
two planets
400
The movement of Earth once around the sun is called a _________.
revolution
400
The Earth is warmed by light rays from the sun. Which light rays would heat the Earth the warmest?
straight light rays
400
Draw and label the earth, sun, and moon's position during a solar eclipse.
sun, moon, earth
400
Compare and Contrast inner and outer planets.
Answers may vary. Example: Inner planets are mostly made of rock, smaller in size, have few moons, and are closer to the sun. Outer planets are mostly made out of gases, larger in size, most have many moons, and are farther from the sun.
400
Why is Pluto similar to inner planets?
It is small, and it just has one moon.
500
What is a time when the moon's shadow falls on Earth?
Solar eclipse
500
What causes day and night?
the rotation of the Earth
500
Put the following phases of the moon in the correct sequence. The first one is done for you. __ third quarter __ first quarter 1 full moon __ new moon
1. full moon 2. third quarter 3. new moon 4. first quarter
500
It takes 365 days for the Earth to revolve around the sun. If Earth revolved around the sun once every 730 days, what would happen to the length of each season?
It would double.
500
How are Earth and Mars alike? How are they different?
Both Earth and Mars are inner planets. Both are made of rock. Earth is larger than Mars and is closer to the sun. Earth revolves around the sun faster than Mars does.
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