Vocabulary
True or False: Gravity is a man made force
What is the name of the planet that we live on?
Earth
True or False: The Sun revolves
FALSE!
True or False: The Moon has no natural light
TRUE!
What are the 4 seasons on Earth?
Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall
What name three things included in the solar system
Sun, Earth, Moon
When the sun is facing the one side of the Earth what is this called?
Daytime
This invisible force from the Sun keeps the Earth and other planets on their orbital path. What is this force?
Gravity
If a satellite is a natural or man made object that orbits Earth, is the Moon a satellite?
YES!
The Summer has (more or less) sunlight then Winter
What is Axis
Imaginary line that joins the North and South Pole
The Earth rotates on what?
It's axis
Which is further away from Earth? The Moon or the Sun?
Sun! (93 MILLION MILES!)
If the Moon has no natural light, how can we see the Moon at night?
Reflection from the Sun
When the Northern Hemisphere (North of the equator) is tilted away from the Sun, what season is it?
Winter
What is orbital path?
The path that an object follows to travel around another object
Complete the sentence: The Earth takes ______ to complete one rotation and _______ to complete one revolution.
24 hours (1 day), 365 days (1 year)
What does the Sun provide living things on Earth?
Light and heat
On Earth, how often do we see the same side of the Moon?
ALL THE TIME!
If it is Winter in Minnesota, what season is it in Brazil?
Summer!
What is the different between rotation and revolution?
Rotation is spinning (the Earth Rotates) Revolution is going around something without touching (the Earth revolves around the Sun)
When the Northern Hemisphere (North of the equator) is tilted toward the Sun, what season is it?
Summer!
The Sun's diameter is _____ times greater than Earth's!
109
The Moon takes about ______ to revolve around the Earth.
1 month!
Countries closer to the _______ experience similar amounts of sunlight every day of the year.
Equator