Day & Night
The spinning of the Earth on it's axis
Rotation
the process of Earth traveling around the Sun.
Orbit
What galaxy do we reside in?
What is the Milky Way?
Earth is part of this group of planets
What are inner planets?
The largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter?
The direction that the earth rotates
Counter-clockwise (objects appear to move east to west)
At these times of year (Seasons) the sunlight shines equally on the northern and southern hemispheres.
Spring and Fall
The closest star to Earth
What is the sun?
How long is Earth's orbit?
What is 365 days?
Number of stars in our solar system
What is one? the SUN
The length of time that it takes Earth to rotate.
24 hours about 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
If it is daytime in Australia, what time of day is it in America and why?
What is nighttime?
Which planet in our solar system has the shortest orbit around the sun?
What is Mercury?
What is the only other planet in our solar system that we believe could sustain life?
The planets with a rocky composition
What are inner planets? (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars)
What causes the daily pattern of day and night?
What is Earth's rotation?
In what year was the last astronaught sent to space?
What is 2025?
Which planets to we refer to as the "gas giants"?
What are the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)?
What orbits Earth? How does it stay in orbit?
What is the moon and gravity?
The reason why the sun appears brighter and larger than other stars
What is it is the closest star to Earth?
Do we see the same stars all year long? Why or why not?
Three things that change as a result of Earth's revolution.
1. Length of day and night
2. Seasons
3. Star patterns
What would happen to the planets if there was no gravity?
They would continue their motion toward outer space without changes in speed or direction
I am a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun
What is an asteroid
A celestial body composed of ice and dust that can be found orbiting the sun.
What are comets?