Sun
______________ one complete trip around the sun
What is Revoltion
What are the positions of the sun, moon, and earth during a New Moon? (Draw it!)
Sun------Moon---Earth
A ________________ revolves around the sun, but is not big enough to clear it's orbit of similarly shaped/sized objects.
Dwarf Planet
Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day?
Due to the Earth rotating on its axis.
How long does it take Earth to make one rotation on its axis?
24 hours or 1 day
The sun is a ___________, in particular it is classified as a __________________
Star, Yellow Dwarf
What are the positions of the sun, moon, and earth during a full moon?
Sun------Earth----Moon
A ___________________ is an object that orbits a planet, also known as a natural satellite.
Moon
The ______________ is the center of the Sun.
Core
________________ = a complete spin on an axis
Rotation
What causes day and night?
Earth’s rotation on its axis. One half of the Earth faces the sun, which creates day. The other half faces away, thus night. As the Earth rotates, day and night changes.
When you see light on the right in the crescent shape what moon phase is it?
Light on right= waxing Crescent= crescent Waxing Crescent
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8
The __________________ can only be seen during a solar eclipse, it is Sun’s atmosphere.
Corona
How many stars are in our Solar System?
1=the Sun
How long is a year on Earth, why?
365.25 days, that is the time it takes for the Earth to make one revolution/orbit around the Sun.
What are the 8 moon phases in order starting with new moon?
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent
Name the planets in order from the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that appear to form a pattern.
How long does it take for the Moon to complete one lunar cycle(phases cycle)?
29.5 days
Two Parts: 1.The sun produces two energies what are they? 2.The Sun creates those energies through the process of Nuclear Fusion which is when _______________ fuses into ____________.
1. Light and Heat 2. Hydrogen (H), Helium (He).
Why does the moon appear to change shape?
Since the moon revolves around the Earth, we see different amount of sunlight reflecting off of the moon. Each phase depends on its position around Earth.
Three Parts: 1. What separates the inner and outer planets? 2. What is the difference between the inner and outer planets? 3. What is a similarity?
1. The Asteroid Belt. 2. The inner planets are smaller, made of rock, more dense. The outer planets are larger, made of gas/frozen gas, less dense. 3. All of the planets orbit the Sun, they are all spheres.
Describe the movements of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
Moon revolves (while rotating) around Earth, Earth revolves around Sun (while rotating).
A ________________ is an object that produces its own energy
Star