Vocabulary
The path that Earth takes as it moves around the sun is its...
Orbit
Which detail explains WHY summers at the North Pole are cold? A. Winters are long at the poles. B. The North Pole is covered with ice. C. Earth’s orbit around the sun is elliptical. D. The sun’s rays are indirect at the North Pole.
D. The sun’s rays are indirect at the North Pole.
List the planets in order from closest to furthest from the sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
What tools do scientists use to observe deep space? Name 2
telescopes, satellites, rockets, rovers, ....
What do you call a planet that doesn't clear out its orbit?
A Dwarf Planet
Which is correct during summers in the Northern Hemisphere? A. Earth has its winter equinox. B. The Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. C. The Northern Hemisphere is not tilted toward the sun. D. Rays of the sun hit the equator more intensely than during the winter.
B. The Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
What do you call the positions of the moon?
Lunar Phases
Explain how Saturn and Jupiter differ from Pluto.
Pluto is a dwarf planet. Also, Pluto, unlike the other outer planets, is small and rocky.
What is the name of our galaxy...
The Milky Way
What force is responsible for holding the planets in their orbits?
gravity
What determines the seasons on Earth? A. Earth’s orbit and tilt B. the sun’s speed and the orbit of the sun C. changing directions of Earth’s orbit D. the position of the moon in relation to Earth
A. Earth’s orbit and tilt
What do we call the lunar phase where there is no moon to be seen?
New Moon
What makes earth different from the rest of the planets in our galaxy?
It can sustain life.
Why does the sun look bigger than other stars in our in the night sky even though it isn't?
It is the star that is closest to earth.
A natural body that revolves around a planet is a
Moon
How should the Earth be tilted to cause the Northern Hemisphere to experience winter?
Northern Hemisphere should be tilted away from the sun.
/What phenomenon occurs when the moon moves directly between the sun and earth?
A solar eclipse
What is the difference in the make up of an inner planet and an outer planet?
Inner planets are solid, outer planets are gas.
What is the name of a clustered group of stars?
A constellation
To travel in a path around another object is to...?
Revolve
How many degrees is the tilt of earth's axis at all times?
23.5 degrees
What does the moon's gravitational pull cause on Earth?
The Tides
What lies between Mars and Jupiter?
The Asteroid Belt
How is a planet's orbit and distance from the Sun related?
The distance from the Sun determines the planet's revolution time.