It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.
What is 29 days or about a month?
100
This keeps the Earth and moon in their orbits.
What is "gravity"?
100
This word describes the Earth, Sun and Moon spinning continuously.
What is "rotating"?
200
The shape of the Earth
What is a "sphere"?
200
Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?
What is Earth's rotation?
200
Solar refers to the sun. This term refers to the moon.
What is "lunar"?
200
Earth's rotation causes....and it takes......long.
What is day/night cycle, 24 hours/1 day?
200
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth and causes the tilt.
What is the "axis"?
300
The Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun.
What is 365?
300
The sun rises in this direction.
What is the "east"?
300
If there is a High tide at 3:24am, a low tide at 9:35am, a high tide at 3:44pm, and a low tide at 9:51pm, when would the first next day's high tide be?
A: About 9:45am
B: About 3:40am
C: About 3:50pm
What is "B" ?
300
Rotates on its axis
What is Sun, Moon, and Earth?
300
An object that revolves around another object in space. The moon is Earth's .......
What is "satellite"?
400
When it is winter in North America, it is Summer in Australia because......
What is tilt or axis?
400
This occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the Earth, blocking some the the sun's light.
What is a "solar eclipse"?
400
During this process, the moon moves through the Earth's shadow, and cannot be seen for a short time.
What is a "lunar eclipse"?
400
The sun appears higher in the sky during what time of the day.
What is "noon"?
400
The Earth travels around the Sun. What word does this relate to?
What is "revolution"?
500
The imaginary line horizontally around the middle of the Earth.
What is the "equator"?
500
How many days does it take the sun to rotate on it's axis?
Does the Sun revolve?
What is "26 days and No"?
500
How does the moon's gravitational pull effect Earth?
What is the "ocean tide"?
500
If Frisco had a low of 31 degrees celsius and Dallas had a low of 42 degrees celsius, what would be the difference?
What is 11 degrees celsius ?
500
The Sun's atmosphere that can be seen around the edge of the moon during a solar eclipse.