Vocabulary
One complete trip of a planet around the sun
Revolution
Why does the moon shine at night?
The Moon reflects the light from the Sun
Demonstrate how the Earth rotates
spinning or turning on its axis
The sun sets in the ____
West
Name all 8 planets
Mercury , Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The spinning of a planet or moon on its axis
Rotation
No
What determines the length of one day on Earth?
The sun rises in the ___
East
Draw a diagram of the planets and the sun
The Sun, Mercury , Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The path that one object in space takes around another object in space
Orbit
Why does erosion happen on Earth but not on the Moon?
The Moon does not experience weather so there is no wind or rain.
Earth rotates once on its axis every 24 hours.
True or False
True
What is the apparent rising and setting of the sun caused by?
A. Eath rotates on its axis
B. th esun orbits around Earth
C. Earth orbits around the sun
D. The Sun rotates on its axis
A. earth rotates on its axis
Draw where the sun would be located at 12:00 pm
At the top
An imaginary line that passes from the North Pole to the South Pole through Earth's center
Axis
What do the Earth and Moon have in common?
A. They both have the same gasses in their atmospheres
B.Gravity is the force that keeps them both in their orbits
C. The surface gravity of Earth and the Moon are the same.
B.Gravity is the force that keeps them both in their orbits
In the sky you notices that the stars seem to be moving when they actually are not. What causes the apparent movement of the stars?
A. Earths roation makes it appear the stars are are moving
B. Earths revolution makes it appear the stars are moving
A. Earths roation makes it appear the stars are are moving
Which Drawing would represent the flagpole's shadown at around 11:30 A.M.
Draw a shadow for a tree at 5:00 pm
sun will be on the West side and shadow will be on the East side
The way something appears to move even when it is not actually moving
Apparent Movement
What motion causes the Moon to show phases when viewd from Earth?
Revolution of the Moon
Which best explains why the amount of daylight increases as the summer months approach in Texas?
A. More direct sunlight shines on the northern hemisphere in summer
B. The southern hemisphere is tilting more towareds the sun
C.The rotation of the Earth is slowing down
J. The moon is reflecting more light from the sun
A. More direct sunlight shines on the northern hemisphere in summer
Earth rotating on its axis is longer than Earth revolving around the sun
True or False
False
Earth rotating on its axis is shorter than Earth revolving around the sun
Draw a diagram of the relationships of motion of the Earth, Sun, and the Moon
moon rotates and revolves around the Earth, The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun