Earth
Moon
Sun
Stars
Miscellaneous
100
How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?
24 hours
100
About how long does it take the Moon to cycle from full Moon to full Moon? (Lunar calendar)
About 1 month
100
The sun is the closest ______ to Earth.
Star
100
What is the closest star to Earth?
Sun
200
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
about 365 days
200
How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?
About 1 month
200
About how many Earth diameters is the Sun from Earth?
About 12,000 Earth diameters
200
What is the only star we can see during the day?
Sun
300
The Earth's axis is tilted and always points______.
North toward the North star
300
The moon is about _______ the size of the Earth.
one-fourth
300
Which picture shows Earth orbit around the Sun?
D
300
Why do stars appear to move across the night sky?
The Earth's rotation (one night)
or seasonal the Earth's revolution
400
Rotation causes
Day and Night
400
The Moon is about _________ Earth diameters from the Earth.
30 Earth diameters away
400
Why does the Sun appear brightest to us?
The Sun appears brightest because it is much closer to Earth than any other star.
400
How many stars are in our solar system?
1: the Sun
400
What picture shows Earth's rotation?
A
500
Revolution causes_______
Seasons (year)
500
About 2 weeks
500
The Sun is about __________times the size of the Earth.
100 times
500
Why do we see different stars in the winter sky than summer sky?
We can only see stars at night.
The Earth revolves around the Sun , the part that faces the shadow faces different directions at different times of the year.
500
What force hold Earth to the orbit around the Sun?
gravity