Solar System
True or False: Our Solar System has eight planets that orbit the Sun, and it also contains satellites, comets, and asteroids
True
True or False: The Earth is the planet where we live, the third planet from the Sun, and is spherical in shape but flatter at the poles.
True
True or False: The New Moon occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, so the side facing Earth is illuminated and can be seen.
False. The New Moon occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, so the side facing Earth is not illuminated and cannot be seen.
What does a world map show us?
All the continents and oceans.
The moon orbits the ________.
Earth
This planet is the hottest planet
What is Venus?
What does the Earth rotate on?
Its axis
An imaginary line that divides the Earth into two equal parts called hemispheres.
What is an equator?
What covers three-quarters of the Earth's surface?
Oceans and seas
How long does one full rotation of the Earth take?
24 hours (one day)
When is the Moon fully illuminated as seen from Earth?
Full moon
It is a sphere that shows the surface of the Earth.
What is Globe?
What makes up the remaining one-quarter of the Earth's surface?
Land (continents and islands)
What do the planets in our Solar System orbit?
The Sun
What does the Earth's rotation cause?
The change between day and night
The different shapes of the Moon we see in the sky each night.
Lunar phases
Name the four different colors for a star.
What is blue, white, yellow, and red?
What are the four seasons?
spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Name the planets in order, starting with the one closest to the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What causes the four seasons?
The Earth's orbit and its tilt
What are the 4 phases of the moon?
Full moon, new moon, waning moon, and waxing moon.
What are the five main oceans?
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Antarctic Ocean
What are the seven continents?
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Oceania