What are 3 things in the daytime sky that stay for a short time?
Clouds, airplanes and birds stay in the sky for a short time.
100
True or false? The shape of the moon is called a phase.
True. The shape of the moon is called a phase.
100
What is the phase of the moon called that looks like the shape of a letter C?
It is called a Crescent Moon phase.
100
Name 2 things the Sun provides for the Earth.
The sun provides Earth with light and heat.
100
Define rotate. What rotates all the time?
To rotate means to spin. Earth rotates all the time.
200
What are 2 things that can be seen in the daytime sky that stay for a long time?
The sun and sometimes the moon stay in the daytime sky for a long time.
200
Fill in the blank. The phase of the moon where you cannot see the moon at all is called a ________.
What is the New Moon phase.
200
True or false? The phase of the moon that looks like a half circle is called a Quarter Moon.
True.
200
Fill in the blank. A __________ is a dark area that forms when light is blocked.
What is a shadow.
200
True or false? The pattern of the Earth's rotation causing daytime and nighttime repeats every 24 hours or 1 day.
True. The pattern of the Earth's rotation causing daytime and nighttime repeats every 24 hours or 1 day.
300
Name 2 things that stay for a long time in the nighttime sky.
Stars and the moon can be seen in the night sky for a long time.
300
True or false? The phases of the moon repeat in a pattern.
True. The phases of the moon repeat in a pattern.
300
True or False? The phase of the moon where you can see the whole moon is called a New Moon.
False. It is called a Full Moon.
300
True or false? If you stand in the sun for a long time, you will feel cooler.
False. If you stand in the sun for a long time, you will feel hot.
300
True or false? Daytime and nighttime result from Earth's rotation.
True. Daytime and nighttime result from earth's rotation.
400
Fill in the blank. The phases of the moon repeat almost every ____ days or ____ month.
What is 29 days or 1 month.
400
True or false? A star is a huge ball of rocks.
False. A star is a huge ball of gases.
400
What are 3 things the sun heats on the Earth?
The sun heats air, land, water, and living things on the Earth.
400
Fill in the blanks. The sun seems to ____ early in the morning and ____ in the evening. It is highest at noon.
The sun seems to rise in the morning and set in the evening.
500
How many days does it take for the moon to become a Full moon?
It takes 13-14 days for the moon to become a full moon.
500
What are 2 properties of stars?
The stars can be described by 2 properties:
- number (there are too many stars in the sky that we cannot count them)
- size (stars are different sizes)
500
Why is the sun important to all living things?
The sun allows plants to grow. Many living things eat plants, so the sun is important to all living things!
500
Fill in the blank. The Earth's rotation makes the moon and stars look like they are moving across the night sky. This forms a ________. The position of the sun and stars seem to change with the ________.
This forms a pattern. The position of the sun and stars seem to change with the seasons.