Gravity
Stars
Shadows
Moon
Vocabulary
100
Fill in the blanks
Gravity pulls objects _______ towards ________ _______.
Gravity pulls objects DOWN towards EARTH'S CENTER
100
FILL IN THE BLANKS
The ____ is the biggest and brightest star that we can see in a night sky because it is ______ to us. We can't see other stars during the day because our sun is visible and is much ________ than the other stars.
The SUN is the biggest and brightest star that we can see in the night sky because it is CLOSEST to us. We can't see other stars during the day because our sun is visible and is much BRIGHTER than the other stars.
100
What arrow shows the motion that causes us to see the sunrise and sunset ? 
C- Earth's rotation on it's axis
100
Why is it called the third quarter moon phase?
It has revolved three quarters or 3/4 of its way around the Earth. It is in its third quarter of its orbit
100
How bright an object looks in the sky is called its
_______ brightness
Apparent
200
Which model shows the correct way the parachutist will fall? Explain why
Model A, the parachutist will be pulled downward towards Earth's center
200
What causes the constellations to change in a pattern from season to season?
When the Earth revolves around the sun, its nighttime side faces different places in space. Therefore, we are looking at different constellations during each season because the Earth is in a different position in its orbit.
200
The student was asked to graph the shadow lengths on the bar graph. Can you find his one error?
2 pm should be shaded up to 15 meters. He shaded it up to 16 meters
200
What orbit causes the moon phases?
B- The moon's revolution around the Earth
200
A _________ describes the distance that light travels in one year.
light year
Light travels at the speed of 186,000 miles a second. One light year is traveling at that speed for an entire year.
300
In this image, Felix is in the envelope of gases surrounding Earth. This envelope of gases is also known as our _________
Atmosphere
300
What orbit causes the seasons and the changes in the stars that we see in the night sky?
A - Earth's orbit around the sun
300
Shadows are longest during sunrise and sunset and shortest at noon. Explain why this happens
The sun hits locations at an angle. Shadows are longest when the sun appears low in the sky. This means more of the light is being blocked.
At noon, the sun is at its highest angle. It is directly overhead or vertical. This makes a shorter shadow because less of the light is being blocked.
300
What arrow shows the motion that causes us to see the moonrise and moonset ?
C- The Earth's rotation on it's axis
300
The force that attracts a body toward the center of Earth is called _________
GRAVITY
400
Explain what is happening in this picture using the words "mass" and "gravity"
The mass of the ball falls towards the ground because of gravity. The ball falls faster than the feather because it has a greater mass.
400
Rigel is a star that is 74 times bigger and 40,000 times brighter than our sun.
Which do you think appears brighter when viewed from Earth, Rigel or our sun?
Our sun because it is closer to Earth
400
Finish the sentence
A shadow is made when an object _______ the light. The position of the sun in the sky affects the length and ______ of the shadow. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so a shadow moves from ______ to _______. It is always opposite of the sun.
A shadow is made when an object BLOCKS the light. The position of the sun in the sky affects the length and LOCATION of the shadow. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so a shadow moves from WEST to EAST. It is always opposite of the sun.
400
Can observers on Earth see the sun when it is in position A or C?
Position C
400
Act out the movements of the Earth, moon, and the sun in space using the cards provided.
USE VOCAB WORDS: Revolution, rotation, and orbit in your demonstration.
(TEACHER WILL DETERMINE POINTS)
500
Which position shows the path that the space monkey would fall if he was dropped from our atmosphere?
Position B
500
Analyze the data in the table below to make a claim about which of these two stars appears brighter when viewed from Earth. Support your claim with reasons.
The sun appears brighter and bigger because it is only 8 light minutes away. This means it only takes 8 minutes, traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles a second), to reach our eyes. Rigel is much farther away. It is 864 light years away. This means it would take 864 light years traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles a second), to reach our eyes. That is a very long time.
500
Use the diagram below to fill in the blanks
Summer solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted closest to the ___. Winter solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted ______ from the sun. The summer solstice brings the longest day and most amount of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere. The Winter solstice brings the shortest day and _____ amount of ______ in the Northern Hemisphere.
Summer solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted closest to the SUN. Winter solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted FARTHEST from the sun. The summer solstice brings the longest day and most amount of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere. The Winter solstice brings the SHORTEST day and LEAST amount of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere.
500
Name the moon phases for position 1,3,5,7
1- New Moon
3- 1st Quarter
5- Full Moon
7- 3rd Quarter
500
An ORBIT is the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon.
What do lines A,B,& C represent?
A- Earth's orbit around the sun
B- The moon's orbit around Earth
C- The Earth's rotation