Earth
True or false. The Earth is 70% water.
What is: True
How many planets are there?
True or false, the sun is the largest star in our galaxy
What is: true
Does the moon rotate?
What is: no
What causes day and night?
What is: the Earth's tilt
How long does one rotation of the Earth take?
What is: one day (or 24 hours)
Is Pluto a planet?
What is: no. It does not meet all the criteria for a planet, it is a dwarf planet
True or false, the sun rotates around the planets
What is: false. The planets rotate around the sun!
True or false. Earth's moon is the largest moon in the solar system.
What season are we in if the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?
What is: summer
A tool that is used to see objects in space and make them appear larger and closer is called a...?
What is: a telescope
True or false. The sun is a large ball of gas
What is: true. The sun is made up of 91% hydrogen and 8.9% helium.
Which planet has the most moons?
Which direction is the Earth tilted when it is winter in the northern hemisphere?
What is: away from the sun.
What is the imaginary line that the Earth rotates on?
What are: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which planet is the closest to the sun?
What is: Mercury
How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
What is: 27.3 days
This is the day that the Earth is turned most towards the Sun
What is: the Summer Solstice. This is June 21st. It is the longest, sunniest day of the year. December 21st marks the day when the sun is turned the furthest from the Earth. This is knowns as the Winter Solstice, and it is the shortest, darkest day of the year.
How long does it take for Earth to make one full revolution around the sun?
What is: one year (or 365 days)
Name all the planets
What is: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is a solar eclipse?
What is: the moon is between the sun and the Earth
How many phases does the moon have?
What is: 7. First Quarter, Waxing Crescent, New Moon, Waning Crescent, Third Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Waxing Gibbous
If it is Fall in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
What is: spring