Earth's Motion Review

Constellations

100

Why do we see different constellations throughout the year?

The Earth's revolution or orbit around the sun

200

What is the one star we can see all year in the Northern Hemisphere?

North Star

300

Why can't we see our summer constellations during the winter months?

The summer constellations will be on the other side of the galaxy/space/sun during our winter months.

Earth's Movements

100

When the Earth spins on its axis, we call it...

Rotation

200

It takes 24 for hours for the Earth to do this

Rotate

Rotate on it's axis

300

The Earth's rotation is the reason we have...

Day and night

400

The Earth rotates on this...

Its axis

Earth's Revolution

100

It takes 365.24 days for the Earth to complete one

Revolution

200

Another word for revolution

What is orbit?

300

Earth's revolution is the reason we have...

seasons

Earth's Seasons

100

What are the 4 seasons?

Spring, Summer, Fall (Autumn), and Winter

200

What season does the sun look the lowest in the sky?

Winter

300

What season does the sun look the highest in the sky?

Summer

400

Which season has the most amount of sun light and the longest days?

Summer

Earth's Moon

100

True or False: The moon rotates.

False. It only revolves around the Earth.

200

The moon revolves around...

Earth

300

True or False: The moon's phase pattern is full moon, crescent, no moon, full moon, crescent...

False