A telescope is an instrument that magnifies distant objects, and makes them appear larger so there is a better view of space objects.
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What does Earth revolve?
The Sun!
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What does the moon orbit?
Earth
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What was the first artificial satelite launched into space?
Sputnik
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What occurs when Earth or the moon passes into the other's shadow?
An eclipse
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The imaginary line the moon follows around Earth is called its....
Orbit
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Name two ways the Earth and the moon are alike.
Possible answers: They are both made of rock, rotate on an axis, revolve, have gravity.
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What shapes are the orbits of the moon around Earth?
elliptical or ellipse
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The moon landings were part of what space program?
Appollo
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Look at the given diagram. What type of eclipse is being shown?
Solar Ecplise
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The Earth _______ in a closed path around the Sun.
Revolves
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Name two things the Earth has that the moon does not.
Possible answers: Atmosphere, liquid water, a satelite, life.
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What are the three main types of landforms that make up the Earth's surface?
Craters, highlands, and marias
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The first scientists to use a telescope to observe the sky was...
Galileo
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What type of eclipse is occuring in the picture given?
Lunar Eclipse
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What does the word rotate mean?
The spinning or turning on an imaginary line called an axis.
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A footprint let on moon will be there for millions of years becauce the moon doesn't have weathering. Why doesn't weathering occur on the moon?
Because the moon has no wind or rain to wear down the landforms.
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What is a full day and night on the moon?
27.3 Earth days
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The first Americans were sent into space in what program?
Mercury
400
Describe a lunar eclipse.
A lunar exclipse occurs when the full moon passes through Earth's shadow. When Earth is between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun's light.
** BONUS: What makes this eclipsed moon look red?
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The moon is Earth's only natural _______.
Satellite
500
Describe the relationship between the Earth-Sun-Moon motions.
Answers may vary
500
Starting with New Moon- draw the phases of the moon. (Including the quarter moons)
Ms. Yamada will check :)
500
Choose the order in which the following things were used to study space.
Space shuttle, space probe, telescope, satelite
telescope, satelite, space probe, space shuttle
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Describe a solar eclipse.
Answers may vary: It occurs when Earth passes through a new moon's shadow. In a solar eclipse, the moon is directly in front of the sun, completely covering the sun except a small area around the edges.