Caroline looks up at the night sky on a clear night. She is searching for patterns of stars in the sky. What is Caroline looking for?
What is constellations?
100
Within one month, the moon’s surface changes as seen from Earth. The entire surface of the moon may be lit, or only a small part may be lit. What causes these changes?
What is the moon’s revolution?
100
During the day, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. During the night, the moon and stars appear to move across the sky. What makes the sun, moon, and stars appear to move across the sky?
What is Earth’s rotation?
100
Patti decided to use a basketball as a model of Earth. She placed the ball on the floor and then spun it. What was Patti demonstrating with her model of Earth?
A-Earth’s axis
B-Earth’s orbit
C-Earth’s rotation
D-Earth’s revolution
What is D-Earth’s rotation?
100
Scientists describe Earth as having an imaginary line through it from pole to pole, about which Earth spins. What is this imaginary line called?
What is axis?
200
In the word constellation "stella" means...
What is star?
200
Earth is a planet in the solar system. A planet can have one or more moons. What is another word that means the same as moon?
What is satellite?
200
Earth revolves around the sun. How long will it take for Earth to travel?
What is 365 days?
200
Earth orbits the sun. Yet the sun appears to move through the sky. For example, the sun always appears to rise in the east and set in the west. What is responsible for this apparent motion of the sun?
Revolution or Rotation
What is Earth’s rotation?
200
A person living on Earth sees daytime and nighttime every 24 hr. Which of these is responsible for changes from daytime to nighttime on Earth?
A-Earth’s tilt
B-Earth orbiting the sun
C-moon orbiting Earth
D-Earth rotating about its axis
What is D- Earth rotating about its axis?
300
Hundreds of years ago, people observed constellations in the night sky. How were constellations originally named and identified?
What is by the patterns they formed in the sky?
300
Kashvi likes to look out the window at the moon. She observes that it seems to change every week. Which sentence best explains why this happens?
A-The moon moves between Earth and the sun.
B-The moon rotates only once in about a month.
C-The same side of the moon always faces Earth.
D-The amount of the lighted part of the moon that faces Earth changes.
What is D the amount of the lighted part of the moon that faces Earth changes?
300
When we say something is in orbit, we mean that it is traveling around another object in space. Which of the following does Earth orbit?
What is sun?
300
While Earth revolves around the sun, Earth is also rotating. About how many rotations does Earth complete as it orbits once around the sun?
What is 365?
300
People on Earth see the moon every night. Sometimes people also see the moon during the day. Why does this happen?
A-The moon makes its own light.
B-The moon moves closer to Earth.
C-The moon is reflecting light from Earth.
D-The moon is reflecting light from the sun.
What is D- The moon is reflecting light from the sun?
400
These birthday constellations appear during the months of March, April, May, June, July and November. Name one star formation.
What is Pisces, Aries, Gemini, Cancer or Scorpio?
400
One kind of modern calendar is a lunar calendar. What is a lunar calendar based on?
What is phases of the moon ?
400
Earth, the sun, and the moon all rotate. What can you conclude?
A-The moon spins faster than the sun.
B-The sun spins faster than the moon.
C-Both the sun and moon spin faster than Earth.
D-Both the sun and moon spin more slowly than Earth.
What is D-Both the sun and moon spin more slowly than Earth?
400
The picture shows a phase of the moon.
What is first quarter?
400
We know that each year has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Why do we have seasons?
What is the tilt of Earth’s axis?
500
Star patterns appear to:
A- change each season
B- move across the sky and their shape changes
C- get brighter during the day
D- never move
What is A- change each season?
500
The picture below shows a phase of the moon.
What is third quarter?
500
If you are visiting someone who lives in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it?
What is summer?
500
This moon phase is it when the moon is not visible at all to the human eye.