Bob
Moons are a natural _____________that orbit planets.
satellites
lunar phases
True or false; stars are at a similar distance from earth
false
Day and nigh happen because Earth does what?
rotates on its axis
Long-ago volcanic activity and meteorites have formed a pattern of these on the surface of the moon.
craters
As Earth moves along its ______ path, stars appear to move also.
orbital
True or false; the Sun's solar system has 4 inner planets and 4 outer planets.
true
stars are made of _______ and produce _______.
gases; light
the distance light travels in one year
light-year
The Earth _________ on its axis so the sun appears to move from east to west.
rotates
The orbits of the outer planets are _______ than the inner planets' orbit.
longer
Earth has one of these in the winter and one in the summer; this is when the sun's rays reach the farthest north and south
solstice
this occurs in the the fall and spring on Earth; it is when day and night are almost the same length everywhere
equinox
orbits
How do the patterns observed in the sun, moon, stars, and Earth give evidence of God's design rather than luck or chance?
The patterns of the sun, moon, stars, and Earth are predictable, not random. They happen because of the way Earth consistently rotates on its axis and orbits the sun. These movements show God's purposeful design rather than luck or chance.
The sun's ______________ outshines other stars because it is closer to Earth.
brightness