Sun, Earth, Moon 1
The Earth takes about this amount of time to revolve around the sun?
365 1/4 days
True/False The Moon is a planet.
False
Our Sun is a ball of .........
hot gasses (hydrogen & helium)
The shape of the moon seems to change because...?
The moon revolves around Earth
The Moon phase that comes directly after the new moon is the.....
the waxing crescent
Earth rotates on its axis once every ...
24 hours
The Earth has a strong gravitational pull, but the Moon has ..........
a weak gravitational pull
Earth is tilted toward the sun and there are more hours of daylight. What season is it?
Summer
If the Earth were the size of a basketball, the Moon would be the size of a ............
tennis ball
The percentage of the Moon that is visible during the first quarter phase.
50%
The Earth's rotation causes .........
day and night
The Earth's revolution around the Sun causes.......
our seasons
Winter is colder because...
Earth is tilted away from the sun.
How many days does it take to see all of the phases of the moon?
28 days
This planet is one of the small, rocky planets in our solar system.
Earth
The sun is the ___________ of our solar system
Center
The name that we call the gray, rocky satellite that revolves around the Earth
Moon
If Earth had no tilt, would there be seasonal changes?
No, it's the tilt that causes the seasonal changes
Waxing means the light is _______________ and waning means the light is ___________________.
Waxing means the light is increasing and waning means the light is decreasing.
In a waning moon, the light is on the....
left
Another name for rotation is .........
spinning or turning
The sun is a ______________________
STAR
The Moon cannot sustain life because it has extremes temperatures and no.......
atmosphere and little water
Extreme temperatures are found on the surface of the.....
Moon
In a waxing moon, the light is on the...
right