Vocab
Shapes or pictures made of stars
Constellation
What direction does gravity pull toward?
The center of the Earth
How long does it take for Earth to rotate?
about 24 hours
List three things that can cause a shadow.
Any three objects
Dark space made when light is blocked
Shadow
What is gravity?
The pulling force between two objects
What direction does the sun set?
West
What is it called when the day and night hours are exactly equal?
Equinox
Fake line through the center of an object
Axis
Give an example of two objects in space affected by gravity.
Sun and planets, Earth and moon, Earth and satellites, planet and rings, etc.
What does the amount of daylight look like in the summer compared to winter?
There is more daylight
What are star maps used for?
Charting stars/constellations for different seasons
Movement of one object around another
Revolution
Give an example of gravitational force being shown in the world.
Any correct example will work
During the month of March, what will the amount of daylight vs night look like?
About equal
Why can we see some constellations all the time other some or none of the time?
Where the Earth is at different times in its revolution determines what constellations we can see
Spinning of an object on its axis
Rotation
Explain how a rocket can take off despite gravitational forces.
Ex. Lots of force from boosters, loses extra weight when fuel is gone by dropping the tanks, able to escape the atmosphere
When it is fall in the U.S., what would the season be in Australia?
Spring
What word is used to show that the moon is getting bigger? What word is used to show that the moon is getting smaller?
Waxing and waning