The Sun
The Moon
Stars
The Earth
Seasons
100
True of false:
The Sun orbits the Earth.
False
100
True or false:
The moon rises and sets each day.
True
100
What is a constellation?
A pattern of stars that look like people, objects, or animals.
100
The Earth orbits the _________.
Sun
100
When the sun is shining on us, is it day or night?
Day
200
True or false:
The sun is the brightest star in our galaxy.
False.
200
Why is the moon hit by more meteors than the Earth?
Because there is no atmosphere to protect it.
200
Which star is closest to Earth?
The sun.
200
The study of space and its objects is called ________.
Astronomy
200
Which season has the longest days?
Summer
300
How does the sun affect shadows?
As the sun moves throughout the sky, the position and length of shadows change.
300
Draw two different phases of the moon.
300
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
300
What gives the Earth light during the day? During the night?
The sun and the moon.
300
Which season has the shortest days?
Winter
400
Why do we need the sun?
-heat
-to grow plants
-solar energy
-light
400
What is a crater?
An indentation on the surface of the moon caused by meteors.
400
In what setting can the most amount of stars be seen?
Somewhere with very little lights or buildings, such as the country.
400
What is a pattern?
A repeated design or recurring sequence; an ordered set of numbers, shapes, or other objects arranged according to a rule.
400
Name the four seasons.
Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall
500
What does the sun do that repeats?
It rises and sets each day.
500
The Moon orbits the __________.
Earth.
500
Why can't we see stars during the day?
The stars are still there, but the sun is too bright for us to see them.
500
The Earth moves in two ways. What are they?
It rotates on it's axis (spins) and it orbits around the Sun.
500
Why do we have day and night?
As the Earth spins, part of the Earth is in the light of the sun making it daytime and the other part is not facing the sun and is dark, making it nighttime.