Vocabulary
Moon
Misc
Earth
Sun
100
the earth does this around the sun in 365 days
What is revolve or orbit?
100
the moon has equal amount of gravity when compared to the earth (true or false)
What is false? It has 1/6 the amount of gravity when compared to the Earth.
100
craters, rocks and mountains can be found on the moon and earth...however, this cannot be found on the moon which is why there is no weathering or erosion
What is atmosphere?
100
the time it takes to complete one rotation
What is 24 hours or 1 day?
100
the sun is a planet (true or false)
What is false? The sun is a medium sized star.
200
the moon is a natural satellite (true or false)
What is true?
200
if earth rotated more slowly it would result in this
What is a longer day?
200
the time it takes to complete one revolution
What is 365 days or 1 year?
200
name the planet farthest from the sun
What is neptune?
300
27 days or about one month represents this
What is a lunar cycle or lunar month?
300
look at question #11, which materials would best help create a model of the day/night cycle?
What is letter A?
300
the earth can be seen in space but produces NO light that is because the sun does this
What is reflect off the surface of the earth?
300
look at question #13....which model describes the sun moving across the sky during the day
What is letter A?
400
this represents the water layer of the earth?
What is hydrosphere?
400
name something that would most likely cause changes to the moon's surface
What are meteorites or meteorite impacts?
400
name the planet that is 5th from the sun
What is Jupiter?
400
planets that move out farther from earth have a longer
What is revolution or year?
400
draw a model of the earth, sun and moon and show it as a scaled model
What is moon should be the smallest, then earth and the sun should be the largets?
500
this is the rocky surface of the earth, the land part we live on
What is lithosphere?
500
name something that is present on Earth but not present on the moon (not including life, people or animals).
What is liquid water?
500
this is the center of our solar system
What is the sun?
500
name something that would change Earth's landforms quickly...key word is quickly
What is earthquake?
500
draw a model of the earth, sun and moon rotating and revolving around each other correctly.
What is see students diagram?