Day and Night Phenomenon
Seasons Phenomenon
Intro to Science Vocabulary
Earth and Space Vocabulary
Future Units
100
How long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?
24 Hours
100
The path a planet follows around the Sun is called its ________, and Earth's path is __________ in shape.
Orbit, Circular
100
If I were to say the car is red and makes a lot of noise, I would be making a (an) _____________.
Observation
100
What is the word that we would use to describe the motion of the Earth in Figure 1?
Rotation
100
What are the names of the eight planets in order from the smallest to the largest distance from the Sun in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
200
The Earth spins on its ________ at an angled tilt of ______.
Axis, 23.5 Degrees
200
How long does it take the Earth to make one half of a revolution around the Sun?
Approximately 183 Days
200
If I see Brutus from Ohio State walking around on the football field, and I make a statement as to who I believe is in the costume without seeing who the person actually is, I am making a (an) ______________.
Inference
200
What is the word that is used to describe the motion of the Earth in Figure 2? What is the shape of the path that the Earth is taking?
Revolution, Circular
200
Name three of the eight phases of the moon.
New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent
300
If I am standing outside in the Sun and my shadow is the longest I have ever seen it, and it is pointing towards the West, what time of day is it?
(The Morning Time) What time of day would it be if my shadow were long and pointing towards the East?
300
In which month(s) is the Earth closest to the Sun? In which month is the Earth farthest from the Sun?
1. January 2. July
300
If I am working in a theater and decide to put a colored piece of film over a light to enhance the scene and change the color of the white light, the piece of film that I am putting over the stage light is described as _____________.
Translucent
300
What is the word used to describe the imaginary line dividing the Earth at arrow A? What does this line divide the Earth into (arrows B and C)?
(The Equator, The Northern and Southern Hemispheres) (What is the imaginary line called that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?)
300
In a lunar eclipse, how are the Sun, Earth, and Moon arranged?
Sun, Earth, Moon
400
The Earth rotates from _________ to ________, and the Sun moves across the sky throughout the day from _______ to _________.
The Earth rotates from WEST to EAST, and the Sun moves across the sky throughout the day from EAST to WEST.
400
In Australia, it is summer in December and winter in July. Why is this?
Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, which is tilted toward the Sun, and therefore warmer in December and cooler in July.
400
If a student were studying a tank full of rainbow trout, and the student notices that a majority of the fish are staying on the side of the aquarium where the heater is placed, the student may make a statement such as: "The number of fish found in a specific area of the aquarium is dependent on the temperature of the water." The student is making a (an) ___________ as to why all of the fish are found there.
Hypothesis
400
In Figure 4, if we are living in Kentucky and the Earth is in the position denoted by the #3, on what day will we have equal amounts of day and night time?
Around September 23
400
In a solar eclipse, how are the Sun, Earth, and Moon arranged?
Sun, Moon, Earth
500
Venus is considered one of Earth's siblings. It takes Venus 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis (this is quite slow!). If you lived on Venus, how many hours of night time would you have per rotation? (Assume that the night time is one half of a rotation)
(2916 Hours) (How many hours are in 243 days? -> 5832 Hours ) (How many of those hours will Venus be in the dark? (5832/2) = 2916 Hours of Night Time per Revolution)
500
Even if we didn't have calendars, how would we know that a year has passed? Would this same concept work at the North Pole?
We would see one complete cycle of the four seasons in Ohio. Yes, the same concept would work, although the patterns of daylight hours are different. In the summer time, the North Pole has daylight for 24 hours a day, and in the winter time, the North Pole has darkness for 24 hours a day. In the spring and fall, the North Pole sees the most variation in the amount of daylight it receives.
500
In the study of black rat snakes, students made initial statements about their black color and the diamond pattern of their scales. Students then proceeded to say that the number of black rat snakes that are found in specific areas of the forrest is dependent on the number of hiding places that match their body color. They then proceeded to go into a forest to search for the black rat snakes. They recorded in their science notebooks that they found 3 of the snakes under a pile of leaves, 5 of the snakes in a hollowed out tree stump, and 12 snakes in a burrow found in a pile of top soil. Next, they made bar graphs of the numbers of snakes they recorded in different locations, and then finally they made a statement saying: "Black rat snakes prefer hiding spots where they can blend in with their surroundings." (What is the hypothesis that the students made in this study? What is one of the observations that the students made? What is one of the pieces of data that the students recorded? And, what is the conclusion that the students made at the end of their investigation?)
Hypothesis: Students then proceeded to say that the number of black rat snakes that are found in specific areas of the forest is dependent on the number of hiding places that match their body color. Observation: The snakes are black and their scales are in a diamond pattern. Data: They recorded in their science notebooks that they found 3 of the snakes under a pile of leaves, 5 of the snakes in a hollowed out tree stump, and 12 snakes in a burrow found in a pile of top soil. Conclusion:Black tree snakes prefer hiding spots where they can blend in with their surroundings
500
In Figure 4, if we are in Ohio and the Earth is in position 2, is it closer or farther from the Sun than it is in position 4?
In position 2, the Earth is farther from the Sun, and in position 4, the Earth is closer to the Sun
500
Who is your favorite teacher, and where did she graduate from?
Mrs. Hoffman and Mt. St. Joe
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