Vocabulary
Check Points
Patterns
Planets
Miscellaneous
100
a giant ball of hot glowing gases - the night sky is full of them.
What is a star?
100
The star that is the source of light on Earth.
What is the Sun?
100
A pattern caused by the Earth rotating on it's axis. Hint it happens everyday.
What is day and night?
100
The only planet that has life on it.
What is the Earth?
100
You would use this tool on a MAP to determine direction.
What is a compass rose?
200
Name one tool that magnifies objects that are far away. Hint we can use them to make it easier to see the stars.
Binoculars or Telescope
200
Modern Telescopes allow us to so this.
What is see the stars, and planets in outerspace.
200
Patterns caused by the Earth revolving around the Sun. Hint it takes 1 whole year.
What are seasons?
200
This planet is the closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
200
How many oceans on Earth? Name two.
What is 4? Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic
300
This happens when Earth makes one complete trip around the Sun.
What is a revolution?
300
This causes the summer to be warmer than winter.
What is the tilt of the Earth?
300
Patterns found only on the Moon. Hint it takes about one month to complete the pattern.
What are phases of the moon?
300
This "planet" is no longer a planet and is now considered a dwarf planet.
What is Pluto?
300
The four basic needs of humans.
What is water, food, shelter, and air.
400
This is formed when light hits an object and the object stops the light.
What is a shadow?
400
This is what the Earth revolves around.
What is the Sun?
400
A group of stars make up this pattern. Hint the Big Dipper is an example of one.
What is a constellation?
400
This planet is fartherest from the Sun.
What is the Neptune?
400
Name the continent that China is on
What is Asia?
500
Imaginary line around Earth which it spins on
What is its axis?
500
This revolves around the Earth. Hint we can see it at night the best.
What is the Moon?
500
These patterns in the sky are often in the shape of animals, people, or objects.
What are star patterns or constellations?
500
This planet is sometimes called the red planet. Hint it is also a candy bar.
What is Mars?
500
What continent is north of South America?
What is North America?
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