Day & Night
The spinning of the Earth on it's axis
Rotation
the process of Earth traveling around the Sun.
Orbit/Revolve
What galaxy do we reside in?
What is the Milky Way?
Earth is part of this group of planets
What are inner planets?
The largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter?
The direction in which the earth rotates
Counter-clockwise (objects appear to move east to west)
At these times of year (Seasons) the sunlight shines equally on the northern and southern hemispheres. EQUINOX
Spring and Fall
The closest star to Earth
What is the sun?
How long is Earth's orbit?
What is 365 days?
Number of stars in our solar system
What is one? the SUN
The length of time that it takes for Earth to rotate once
24 hours
If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is Winter?
Which planet in our solar system has the shortest orbit around the sun? Closest to the sun
What is Mercury?
Who is Aristotle? What type of model did he create?
Greek Philosopher-Geocentric
The planets with a rocky composition
What are inner planets? (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars)
What causes the daily pattern of day and night?
What is Earth's rotation?
If we see the constellation Gemini in winter, when will we see it again?
What is winter?
Which planets to we refer to as the "gas giants"?
What are the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)?
What orbits Earth? How does it stay in orbit?
What is the moon and gravity?
The reason why the sun appears brighter and larger than other stars
What is it is the closest star to Earth?
Do we see the same stars all year long? Why or why not?
Three things that change as a result of Earth's revolution.
1. Length of day and night
2. Seasons
3. Star patterns
What would happen to the planets if there was no gravity?
They would continue their motion toward outer space without changes in speed or direction
The relationship between a meteoroid, a meteor and a meteorite.
Meteoroid is orbiting the sun, the meteor is traveling through Earth's atmosphere and a meteorite has made it to the surface (land).
A celestial body composed of ice and dust that can be found orbiting the sun.
What are comets?