Seasons/Day & Night
Phases of the Moon
Planets
Stars
From the TEST
100
The Earth, and all other planets revolve around what?
The Sun
100
The moon orbits around what?
The Earth
100
The center of the solar is what?
The Sun
100
What is a star?
A ball of hot gas that gives off light.
100
Why does it look like the Sun is moving across the sky during the day?
Earth is rotating on its axis, making it look like the Sun is moving across the sky.
200
When the Earth faces the sun it is _________, and when the Earth faces away from the sun it is ________.
Daytime
Nighttime
200
What is the side of the moon that you cannot see from Earth?
The Dark Side
200
What are the inner planets and what are they made of?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Made of rock
200
Stars range in what?
Size and Color/Temperature
200
What is the most important cause of Earth's seasons?
Earth's Tilt
300
The equator divides the Earth into....
Northern and Southern halves/hemispheres
300
When the light is on the right, the moon is....
When the light is on the left, the moon is....
Waxing
Waning
300
What are the outer planets and what are they made of?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Made of gasses
300
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that makes a pattern shaped like an animal, person, or an object.
300
The Sun is the star that gives energy to Earth. Why does Earth not get energy from other stars?
Other stars are too far away from Earth.
400
If a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it is ______.
If a hemisphere is titled towards the sun, it is ______.
Winter
Summer
400
How long does it take the moon to make a full rotation AND a full revolution?
27 1/3 days
400
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
An asteroid belt
400
List at least 3 things stars and planets have in common...
Are round in shape
Come in different colors
Come in different sizes
Appear as points of light in the night sky
Objects can orbit them
400
What two factors determine the absolute brightness of a star?
the star's size and temperature
500
The sun rises in the ___________ and sets in the ____________.
East
West
500
Fill this chart in...
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter/Waxing Half
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter/Waning Half
Waning Crescent
500
Fill in this chart:
The sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Asteroid Belt
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
500
List at least three differences between stars and planets...
Stars are stationary while planets orbit a star.
Stars produce their own light while planets do not, they typically reflect light from a star.
Stars have planets orbit them while planets have moons that orbit them.
Stars are made up of hot gasses while planets are made up of solids, liquids, and gases.
500
Which of the following is the best explanation of the difference between "rotation" and "revolution"?
Rotation is Earth spinning on its axis; revolution is Earth traveling around the Sun.