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Earth
Sun
Moon
This and That
Vocabulary
100
This causes the Earth's seasons.
What is the tilt of the Earth and it's revolution around the sun?
100
The sun is classified as a big fiery ball of gas known as a ___________.
What is a star?
100
It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.
What is 28-30 days or about a month?
100
This keeps the Earth and moon in their orbits.
What is "gravity"?
100
This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.
What is "rotating"?
200
The shape of the Earth
What is a "sphere"?
200
What type of energy does the sun give off?
What is solar energy?
200
True or False: The moon has an atmosphere just like Earth.
What is false?
200
It takes this long for the Earth to complete on full rotation.
What is 24 hours?
200
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth.
What is the "axis"?
300
The Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun.
What is 365 days?
300
What causes the sun to "rise" and "set" on Earth?
What is the rotation of Earth on its axis?
300
During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.
What is a "new moon"?
300
What is the difference between a rotation and a revolution?
Rotation: an object spinning on its axis in place Revolution: an object orbiting or moving around another object
300
All of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun.
What is "solar system"?
400
When it is winter in North America, it is this in Australia.
What is "summer"?
400
True or False: The sun orbits around Earth.
What is false?
400
What causes the phases of the moon?
What is the moon's orbit around Earth?
400
The sun appears higher in the sky during this time of year because of the tilt of the earth.
What is "summer"?
400
As we see less and less of the lit part of the moon, we say that it is doing this.
What is "waning"?
500
Name 2 ways Earth's atmosphere protects it.
1. Protects it from overheating by reflecting the sun's rays. 2. Holds warm air near the Earth's surface.
500
What season is it when the sun's rays hit Earth directly?
What is summer?
500
What causes the moon to "light up" in the sky?
What is the sun's reflecting light?
500
What is the difference between a waxing moon and a waning moon?
A waxing moon means the part we can see is getting bigger. A waning moon means the part we can see is getting smaller.
500
Name two things the sun provides for Earth.
Possible answers: heat, light, and energy