Rotate vs. Revolve
Earth's movement in Space
Moon Phases
Technology
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What is the amount of time it takes the Earth to complete one rotation?
24 hours
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What is the season in the United States of America if it is summer in Brazil?
Winter.
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What is larger the Earth or the Moon?
The Earth.
100
What is a person who studies space called?
Astronomer.
100
What is the amount of time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution?
1 year or about 365 days.
200
What is Japan experiencing if it is daytime in Florida?
Night.
200
What is the path that Earth takes around the sun called?
An orbit.
200
Name the 4 main moon phases?
New moon, First quarter, Full moon, Third quarter.
200
What is a telescope used for?
To see objects that are far away.
200
What is a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky called?
A constellation.
300
What is the imaginary line that gives the Earth its tilt? About how many degrees does it tilted?
Axis 23.5 degrees.
300
What is a revolution? How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution?
The movement the Earth does when it follows its path around the sun. 1 year.
300
What is the calendar based on?
Phases of the moon and some are based on Earth’s orbit around the sun.
300
Who would most likely use a “cool suit” just like an astronaut a skydiver or race car driver?
Race car driver.
300
What is the cause of the sunrise and sunset?
The Earth’s rotation.
400
What is the direction the Earth is rotating from?
West to East.
400
What is the path the Earth takes around the sun called?
An orbit.
400
What is the reason you can see the moon from Earth?
Sunlight reflects from the moon to Earth.
400
Which type of technology on Earth is possible only because of communication satellites?
Cell phones
400
What is the relationship between the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere? Give me an example?
It will be the opposite season. If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
500
What is the reason the Earth experiences different seasons?
The tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit cause the seasons.
500
What is incorrect about this statement? During winter there are more hours of daylight and its colder.
There are less hours of day light.
500
What is all 8 phases of the moon?
New moon, Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, Third quarter, Waning crescent.
500
Why is the Kennedy Space Center an important place? .
Rockets are launched there
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What is the reason you see different constellations during different seasons?
When the Earth revolves you see different parts of space.
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