Physical Characteristics
Rotation and Revolution
Random
fossils
a little bit of everything
100
This star is a large fiery ball of gas and is the center of the Milky way Galaxy.
Sun
100
Rotation is what type of motion?
spinning
100
What would a shadow look like a noon.
There would be no shadow
100
What is the third planet from the Sun
What is Earth
200
The Earth Rotates on an imaginary line that goes through the North and South Pole, this line is called the
Axis
200
A complete rotation takes how long?
24 hours
200
Rotation causes___________ and _________. Revolution causes_________.
day and night. Seasons
200
If you were to find a wide variety of plant fossils in Antarctica what could you assume the climate was like in the past?
Warm and temperate weather.
200
How do deltas change over time?
more sediments build up around the delta and more branches develop on the river
300
Why can the Earth be seen from space if does not produce its own light?
Light reflected from the Sun
300
Earth revolves around the Sun every
365 days
300
What would happen if the Earth took longer to revolve around the Sun?
Our year would be longer?
300
If you found a shell fossil in the desert what inference could you make?
That one time it was covered in water
300
What would most likely cause changes to the moon's surface?
meteorites or asteroids.
400
Why does the Earth receive less damage from Meteorites and other debris than the Moon?
It has an atmosphere
400
The sun appears to rise and set in what direction?
From East to West
400
What would happen is the other rotated more slowly on its axis?
We would have longer days
400
Fossils may become exposed through
weathering and ersoion
400
What could be a disadvantage of using a model?
answer will vary. Ex. distance not to scale
500
The Earth and Moon both have a day and night. True or False
TRUE
500
Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky?
The Earth is actually rotating
500
Illustrate how the the Earth and moon rotate or revolve around the Sun/Earth
Teacher will check illustration
500
Using your teacher's Triple beam balance, demonstrate how you would measure the mass of a fossil.
Teacher will check answer
500
Why do we have leap year?
The Earth's revolution is not exactly 365 days
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