Planets
Revolution, Rotation
Moon
Tides
Great Thinkers
100

Third Planet

Earth

100

What causes day and night

The earth's rotation

100
Is the moon a dwarf planet?

No

100
Why do tides happen?

The moon and the sun's gravitational pull on the Earth

100

Name one Great thinker we studied

Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo

200

Not a Planet but was a planet

Pluto

200

How long is one revolution around the sun

about 365 days

200

How much of the moon is reflecting light when it's a "half moon"

half

200

Tides only occur on the side of the earth that the moon is facing

false

200

What did Ptolemy believe

Geocentric

300

Name 2 of the Gas Giants

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

300
What causes the seasons

Earth's Tilt

300

Where is the Moon, Earth, and Sun located on a new moon?

Earth--> Moon--> Sun

300

How many times a day usually is high Tide?

2

300

What did Copernicus believe

Heliocentric

400

Name the Planets in order

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

400

If the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun what season is Australia?

Summer, Australia is in the southern hemisphere
400

What energy source inside of the moon makes the moon give off light?

The moon doesn't give off light. The light is being reflected from the sun.

400

What type of tide occurs when the water is the highest and lowest

spring tide

400

What did Galileo believe

Heliocentric

500

Pluto is the "King of the ________   ________"

Kuiper Belt

500

If the Northern Hemisphere is currently experiencing Spring what season was the southern hemisphere experiencing one season before?

Summer

500

How much of the moon do we see on Earth when it's a "full moon"

1/2 the moon, the other half is dark

500

Describe a Neap Tide

When the earth and moon are at a 90 degree angle

500

What was Gelileo known for? (not what he believed)

inventing the telescope