Vocabulary
The Moon
Spin, Rotate, Orbit
Night Sky
Miscellaneous
100
the ball of rock that orbits the Earth
What is the moon
100
The different shapes that the moon makes during the month are called what?
What is phases.
100
How do we get day and night?
What is Earth rotates on it's axis. The side of Earth facing the sun has day, the side facing away has night.
100
a star pattern that makes a picture is a ...
What is constellation
100
Name 2 things the sun gives Earth
What is 1. Light 2. Heat 3. A headache if you look straight at it!
200
The moon has many _____ or large holes on it's surface.
What is craters
200
Please draw a crescent moon on the board
What is It should look like a fingernail. Or a pastry! Yum!
200
Your teacher is the sun. You are Earth. Demonstrate (stand up and do it) how to orbit around the sun.
What is Walk in a circle around your teacher. Bonus points if you rotated (spun) while orbiting!
200
a hot ball of gas in the night sky is called a ...
What is star
200
Here there is little change between seasons
What is the equator
300
Earth rotates on an imaginary line through it center called an...
What is axis
300
What moon phase(s) makes the smallest shape?
What is A crescent moon. (Waxing or Waning Crescent)
300
How long does it take the Earth to rotate fully? How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
What is 24 hours (1 day). 365 days (1 year)
300
What is the sun? a. a planet b. a star c. the thing that rotates around the earth or d. a constellation
What is b!
300
When we have winter, is our part of Earth tilted towards or away from the sun?
What is away from the sun.
400
a tool that helps scientists look at stars
What is telescope
400
What phase is it when the moon looks like a full circle in the sky?
What is full moon
400
True or False: The Earth rotates around the Sun.
What is FALSE! The Earth rotates. It ORBITS around the sun.
400
What is the brightest object in the night sky?
What is the moon.
400
Where must the moon be (in between in Earth and Sun, or behind the Earth) in order to make a full moon?
What is The moon must be behind the Earth. If the moon comes between the sun and Earth, there will be a new moon because the lit side of the moon faces the sun.
500
This separates the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
What is the equator.
500
Please explain why we cannot see the moon during some days of the month.
the lit side of the moon is facing away from the Earth.
500
Please explain why it is summer in Australia, in the Southern hemisphere, when it is winter in China in the northern hemispere. How can it be winter in one place and summer in another?!
What is If it is winter in China the tilt of Earth means that the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. The southern hemisphere must be tilted towards the sun.
500
Name 2 real constellations.
What is The big dipper, orion's belt, caseopia, etc.
500
How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
What is about 27-28 days. Or one month.
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