Vocabulary
Seasons
Planets
Miscellaneous
100
The path that Earth takes as it moves around the sun is its...
Orbit
100
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.
100
List the planets in order from closest to furthest from the sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
100
What tools do scientists use to observe deep space? Name 2
telescopes, satellites, rockets, rovers, ....
200

An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates

Axis

200
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.
200
Explain how Saturn and Jupiter differ from Pluto.
Pluto is a dwarf planet. Also, Pluto, unlike the other outer planets, is small and rocky.
200
What is the name of our galaxy...
The Milky Way
300

Each of the two times of the year when days and nights are of equal length

Equinox

300
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
300
What makes earth different from the rest of the planets in our galaxy?
It can sustain life.
300
Why does the sun look bigger than other stars in our Solar System, even though it isn't.
It is the star that is closest to earth.
400

Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator. Each season experiences 12 hours of daylight and sunlight

Solstice

400
Draw a picture of the earth and sun if it's winter in Ohio
Northern Hemisphere should be tilted away from the sun.
400
What is the difference in the make up of an inner planet and an outer planet?
Inner planets are solid, outer planets are gas.
400
What is the name of a clustered group of stars?
A constellation
500

Receiving the least amount of sunlight

Indirect Sunlight

500
How many degrees is the tilt of earth's axis at all times?
23.5 degrees
500
Between which two planets is the asteroid belt?
Mars and Jupiter
500
What is located between the planet Mars and Jupiter 
The Astroid Belt
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