The Sun
The Moon
The Earth and it's Seasons
The Stars and Other Stuff
Vocabulary Terms
100
The sun rises in the ________ and sets in the _________.
East, West
100
Rank the following objects from smallest to largest:
Moon Sun Earth
moon, earth, sun
100
How many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 Days
100
What is the central and only star in our solar system?
The Sun
100
The path the earth takes when it revolves around the sun.
orbit
200
Name the two main things that the sun provides for the earth so that it can sustain human life.
heat and light
200
What is the name of the moon phase where it appears that there is no moon at all?
New Moon OR Lunar Eclipse
200
Which season has the longest shadows but the shortest days?
Winter
200
What is a constellation?
a group of stars forming a recognizable picture or pattern
200
To spin around on a fixed point.
rotate
300
The sun is made up of mostly incandescent ______________ (hint:phase of matter)
gas
300
How many days does it take for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?
28
300
Which season has the shortest shadows and the longest days?
Summer
300
What does it mean if a model is "drawn to scale"?
A model that shows a real object with accurate sizes reduced or enlarged by a certain amount
300
An imaginary line going through an object around which it turns.
axis
400
The sun is a _ sized star.
small middle large
middle
400
If Werewolves were real, how often would they be transformed into wolves and why do you think so?
Once a month, because that is how often we have a full moon.
400
How long does one complete rotation of the Earth take?
24 hours
400
Name one constellation visible from earth
Many answers- examples big/little dipper, Orion, any zodiac
400
The border between light and dark on the moon
terminator
500
How far away is the sun from the earth (in miles)?
About 93 million miles away
500
Why do we have a full moon sometimes and a lunar eclipse other times?
Due to the tilt of the moon's orbit, the Earth moon and sun are only aligned perfectly once in a while, which causes the moon to be blocked from the sun by the Earth.
500
If it is summer time in the northern hemisphere then what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Winter
500
Explain why the Earth has different seasons?
The Earth has different seasons because it is tilted on it's axis and at different points in the year either the nothern or southern hemisphere is closer to or farther away from the sun.
500
The angle at which the Earth leans on its axis that is responsible for the change in seasons.
tilt
600
How long does it take for the sun's light to hit the earth?
About 8 minutes and 20 seconds
600
Name the moon phase:
Crescent
600
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that can support _______________.
Life
600
What does the word illuminate mean?
To light up
600
A group of objects that revolve around a single star.
Solar System