Earth Motions
Seasons
Solar System
The Moon
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100
Day and Night are caused by this motion of the Earth
What is rotation?
100
A planet must be ____ in order to have changing seasons.
What is tilted?
100
This feature in space contains all the objects held in orbits around the Sun by the Sun's gravity.
What is the Solar System?
100
This moon phase occurs when the moon is between the Sun and Earth. We do not see any of the lit side of the moon.
What is a New Moon?
100
The name of Sheen's favorite action figure in Jimmy Neutron.
Who is Ultra Lord?
200
The invisible line, around which the Earth spins.
What is the axis?
200
During this solstice, the Earth receives more direct sunlight, resulting in longer and warmer days.
What is the Summer Solstice?
200
These smaller and rockier planets are also known as the terrestrial planets.
What are the inner planets?
200
As we see more and more of the lit side of the moon, we say the moon is ______.
What is waxing?
200
Gravity depends on these 2 factors
What are mass and distance?
300
If a planet were to spin slower, this is what would happen to the length of its day.
What is, become longer?
300
When the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun, the Northern Hemisphere experiences this season.
What is Winter?
300
The hottest planet in the Solar System, it is named for the goddess of love and beauty.
What is Venus?
300
During this phase of the moon we see more than half of the lit side, but not quite all of the lit side.
What is gibbous?
300
Spongebob finally drives this during the Krusty Krab Pizza Episode, just like the pioneers!
What is a boulder?
400
The motion of Earth around the Sun. It takes a year to complete one.
What is revolution?
400
The 2 seasons that happen when neither hemisphere is tilted more or less towards the Sun and the equator receives the most direct sunlight.
What is Spring and Fall?
400
The largest planet in our Solar System, named for the king of the gods.
What is Jupiter?
400
High tides occur on these 2 sides of Earth.
What are the side facing the moon and the side facing away from the moon?
400
If you were placed in space, exactly between a smaller mass 1 and a larger mass 2, you would feel a stronger gravitational pull towards ____.
What is larger mass 2?
500
This is a planet or moon's path around another object.
What is an orbit?
500
The Sun is at the highest angle in the sky during this season.
What is Summer?
500
This planet has the longest year because it has the largest orbit.
What is Neptune?
500
The eclipse that can occur during a full moon phase.
What is lunar eclipse?
500
Wolverine's mutant power.
What is the ability to heal or regenerate.
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