Earth, Sun, and Moon

Earth

100

Earth is a _________.

a. Star

b. Moon

c. Planet

c. Planet

200

True or False? Earth is always moving.

True

300

How many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?

a.360

b.364

c.365

c. 365

400

The length of time the earth takes to rotate on its axis is ___ hours.

a. 24 hrs

b. 23 hrs

c.48 hrs

a. 24 hrs

500

The Earth revolves around the ______________.

a. Moon

b. Sun

c. Saturn 

b. Sun

Sun

100

The sun is an example of a ___________.

a. planet

b. star 

c. moon

b. star

200

Shadows need ________.

a. darkness

b. rain

c. sunlight

c. sunlight

300

True or False?

The sun is our nearest star. 

True

400

True or False?

The sun moves up and down. 

False, the sun is not in motion 

500

The sun is the ___________ star.

a. Largest

b. Brightest

c. Furthest 

b. Brightest

Moon

100

Is the moon visible during the day or at night?

Night

200

What does the moon orbit?

a. Stars

b. Earth

c. Saturn 

b. Earth 

300

How long does it take for the moon to go through all of its phases?

About 1 month

400

How many phases does the moon have?

a. 8

b.30

c. 3

d. 4

a. 8 phases

500

The way the Moon appears to change shape is known as its __________________. 

a. Shape

b. Crater

c. Phase

d. Planet

c. Phase

Seasons

100

How many seasons does Earth have? 

4 seasons. 

200

Name all of our seasons

Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter

300

Which months are considered summer? 

a. September, October, November

b. December, January, February

c. March, April, May

d. June, July, August 

d. June, July, August 

400

Which season has days with the longest amount of daylight?

Summer

500

Which season has the shortest amount of daylight? 

Winter

Surprise

100

Help! I don't have a clock. What can help me figure out what time it is?

A sundial

200

Aila has a birthday in March. What season is her birthday in?

a. Winter

b. Fall

c. Spring

d. Summer

c. Spring

300

Gabriel is observing his shadow while the sun is behind him. Where will his shadow appear in relation to him?

a. His shadow will be on one side. 

b. His shadow will be behind him.

c. His shadow will be in front of him.

d. He will not have a visible shadow. 

c. His shadow will be in front of him.

400

Kara notices that there were 9 hours of daylight on her birthday. How many hours of darkness were there on her birthday?

a. 9 hours of darkness.

b. 12 hours of darkness

c. 14 hours of daylight

d.15 hours of daylight

d. 15 hours of daylight

500

Shadows look longer at _____________

a. dawn and dusk

b. the middle of the day  

a. dawn and dusk