Sun's characteristics
The sun is a ____________
star
Stars are ___________.
huge balls of gas
The sun is a _____________ colored star.
yellow
The earth _________ on an axis.
rotates
The sun appears to _____ in the east and _______ in the west due to earth's rotation.
rise and set
The moon is ______ than the earth.
smaller
The moon ________ around the earth.
orbits or revolves
The sun gives off ___________ and ______________.
light and heat
Stars produce ____________.
heat and light
The sun is _______________ in size compared to other stars.
average
An imaginary line around which the earth turns is called a/an _______________.
axis
The moon appears to rise in the _______ and set in the _________.
east, west
The moon is made of _______ and _____.
rock and dust.
The moon is the __________ __________we can see in the sky
brightest object
Stars are made of _____________.
gases
Stars can be different ___________ and ___________________.
colors and brightnesss
Without the sun ______________ and _______________ could not live.
plants and animals
___________ and ______________ occur because of earths rotation.
Day and night
A _________ occurs when something stands between a surface and the light.
shadow
T or F - The moon gives off light.
F - the moon reflects light from the sun.
When the moon is completely round it is called a ____________ moon.
full
Sometimes stars form a pattern, like an animal or other item called a _________________.
constellation
Sometimes stars form a pattern, like an animal or other item called a _________________.
constellations
The sun allows __________ and _____________ to see.
people and animals
The earth takes ______ _______ to rotate once.
one day
A __________ seems short when the sun is _________ in the sky.
shadow, short
T or F - The moon is yellow in color.
F - the moon is brown rock.
The shape of the lit part of the moon is called a _______________.
phase
The sun is the ____________ to earth.
closest star
Stars appear small because ____________________.
they are far away.
The sun makes __________ grow.
plants
It is ____________ on the side of the earth facing away from the sun.
nighttime
A _________ is long when the sun is _________ in the sky.
shadow, low
The moon moves in a _________path.
curved
The phase of the moon when it is not visible in the sky is called a _________ moon.
new