Earth
Sun
Moon
This and That
Vocabulary
100
This covers the earth like a blanket
Atmosphere
100
The sun is actually a gigantic
star
100
It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.
about a month
100
This keeps the Earth and moon in their orbits.
What is "gravity"?
100
This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.
What is "rotating"?
200
the earth is 1 of 8
planets
200
the sun is in this part of our solar system
center
200
we see the moon because
it reflects the sun's light
200
It takes this long for the Earth to complete on full rotation.
What is 24 hours?
200
the earth does this around the sun and the moon does this around the earth
revolve or orbit
300
The Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun.
What is 365 days?
300
how is the sun like the earth
it's round, in space, in our solar system
300
The moon can be visible both
day and night
300
the moon and sun appear to be the same size in the sky because
Their different distances from the earth. The sun is much farther away and looks about the same size as the moon that is closer to us.
300
this term describes the different appearances of the moon
phases of the moon
400
describe why we have day and night
as the earth rotates on its axis, we have night when we are not facing the sun and day when we are facing the sun
400
How is the sun different from earth
no weather, hot, fiery ball of gas, yellow/orange/red
400
Why does the moon appear to change shape?
Remember we can see the moon because of the sun. When the earth blocks some sun's light, it casts shadows on the moon and makes it appear to change shape. Think about the earth, sun and moon models you made.
400
During this season the sun takes a longer path across the sky. (think about our visit to the planetarium)
What is "summer"?
400
There are 8 of these in our solar system
planets
500
the earth has this many continents
7
500
What evidence showed that the sun provided heat to earth
the temperature on the thermometer went up
500
The moon affects this part of the Earth, changing it daily on our beaches.
What is the "ocean tide"?
500
the sun is made of
plasma
500
The name of earth's moon (remember Ms. Bartley's all about book)
Luna
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