Earth's Patterns and Movement
A force of attraction between any two objects is called
gravity
We do not feel Earth move because ________.
A. we move with Earth as it rotates
B. Earth moves very slowly
A. We move with Earth as it rotates
When the moon appears completely dark with no lit part visible from Earth, it is called a _________.
A. full moon
B. waning gibbous
C. old moon
D. new moon
new moon
Earth completes one full ____________ on its axis every 24 hours.
A. rotation
B. revolution
C. resolution
D. reservation
A. rotation
What affects the apparent brightness of stars?
the size of the star and its distance from Earth
_____ is the path one object takes around another object. (orbit/rotation)
orbit
Earth's gravity pulls objects toward its ________.
A. axis
B. center
C. orbit
D. moon
center
The moon has less mass so its force of gravity is ___________.
(weaker/stronger)
weaker
The tilt of Earth's _________ affects the change of the seasons.
axis
Why do the stars appear to move across the sky?
Earth is revolving around the Sun and rotating on its axis.
The Earth orbits around the ___________.
Sun
What force causes the rise and fall of the tides?
gravity
If you threw a ball up on the moon, it would go up 6 times higher than on the earth.
True/False
True
What happens to shadows over the course of a day?
They change in length and direction.
_________ are spheres of hot gas that give off heat and light.
Stars
It takes ___________ days for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun.
365
The most likely outcome of a meteorite's encounter with Earth is _____________________.
A. The meteorite orbits around Earth.
B. The meteorite flies past Earth.
C. The meteorite hits Earth and makes a crater.
D. The meteorite burns in Earth's atmosphere.
C. The meteorite hits Earth and makes a crater.
When the part of the moon we see gets larger, it is in the ______________ phase.
waxing
Space rocks that enter Earth's atmosphere are called _________.
A. meteoroid
B. meteor
C. asteroid
D. comet
meteors
Larger, round objects in space that orbit a star are called ______.
planets
The position of the Earth around the Sun makes the _____________ change each year.
seasons
A chunk of rock that travels through Earth's atmosphere is called a __________.
A. meteoroid
B. meteor
C. asteroid
D. comet
meteor
On the side of the Earth facing the moon, Earth's water levels _____________.
rise/fall
rise
Space rocks that fall to Earth's surface are called __________.
A. meteoroid
B. meteor
C. asteroid
D. comet
meteorites
Planets in our solar system orbit the _______.
Sun