Planets
Earth's Cycles 1
Earth's Cycles 2
Earth, Moon, Sun
Random
100
Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun
What is 3rd?
100
When an object orbits another object, it ____________.
What is revolves?
100
When an object spins, it is ______________.
What is rotating?
100
True or False: The Sun orbits the Earth.
What is False?
100
These are space objects made of ice and dust.
What are comets?
200
Which planets are small and rock-like?
What is Inner Planets?
200
What causes the change from day to night?
What is the Earth's rotation?
200
How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?
What is 24 hours?
200
The sun is considered to be a ____________ sized star.
What is medium?
200
These are rocky space objects that orbit the Sun and mostly reside in a Belt.
What are asteroids?
300
Which planets are large and made of gas?
What is Outer Planets
300
About how long does it take for the Earth to make one complete revolution?
What is 365 days?
300
What is the order of the seasons, starting with Winter?
What is Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall?
300
True or False: The moon has an atmosphere.
What is false?
300
What is it called when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere?
What is a meteor?
400
Why is Pluto considered to be a dwarf planet?
What is it is too small to be considered a planet?
400
During the summer, day are ________ (time) than in the winter.
What is longer?
400
What causes the earth's oceans to have high and low tide?
What is the pull of the moon's gravity?
400
What are the Sun, Earth, and Moon made of?
What is Sun: gases, Moon and Earth: Rock
400
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere if the Southern hemisphere is in Spring?
What is Autumn/Fall?
500
What is the order of the planets from the Sun out?
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
500
What causes the Earth to have seasons?
What is the tilt of the Earth towards or away from the sun as it revolves around the sun?
500
What causes the moon to appear to go through different phases?
What is the moon revolving around the Earth, reflecting light only on one side?
500
Why does the Sun appear to move from East to West throughout the day?
What is because the Earth rotates counterclockwise, causing the Sun to appear in the East first.
500
What determines how bright a star appears on Earth? (three things)
What is the star's size, brightness, and distance from Earth?
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