The Sky
The Seasons
Our Planets
The Moon
Science Vocabulary
100

What causes the sun to have it's pattern of movement?

A: The Earth spins.

B: The Sun spins

C: The Moon spins

The Earth spins as it moves around the sun. 

100

Name each season (IN ORDER) starting with spring.

Spring - Summer - Fall- Winter

100

How many planets do we have?

We have 8 planets.

100

True or False: The moon is a planet?

False. The moon is small ball of rock that circles Earth. 
100

What is the name of the star closest to the Earth?

The Sun.

200

What patterns of the sky do we see everyday?

1. The sun rises and sets.

2. The moon moves through the sky.

200

What season has the most hours of sunlight?

Summer.

200

True or False: The sun is a planet.

False. The Sun is a star.

200

The moon's surface is covered in holes called....

Craters.

200
What is the moon's pattern of light and darkness?
The moon's PHASES.
300

Why can't see we stars during the day?

The Sun is so bright it blocks out the other star's light.

300
The weather is cold, plants are starting to die, animals are migrating... what season is this?

Fall.

300

What is the name of the "Big Red" planet?

Mars.

300

What causes the phases of the moon?

The amount of light that can bounce off the moon from the Sun. The sun's light causes the phases of the moon.

300

What is the ball of rock that circles the Earth?

The moon.

400

How many times does the Sun seem to rise in one week?

7 times. One for each day of the week.

400

True or False: The seasons are an example of a PATTERN.

True. The order of the seasons happen every year. Once a year and never changes.

400

What planet is the biggest in our solar system?

Jupiter.

400

The phases of the moon happen....

A: Every day

B: Every month

Every month. 

400

What is an object that gives off its own light?

A star.

500

What is a pattern of daylight?

A: The amount of daylight changes form day to day with the seasons.

B: The amount of daylight changes from year to year.

C: The amount of daylight never changes.

A: The amount of daylight changes form day to day with the seasons.

500

In what season are the hours of daylight the shortest, where the sun sets earlier?

Winter.

500

What planet is known for its rings?

Saturn.

500

When you can see only half the moon, we call this phase...

First or Last Quarter.

500

What is a time of year with certain types of weather?

A season.

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