Sun
What is the biggest star in our solar system?
The Sun.
Earth's ____ is tilted at an angel.
Earth's AXIS is tilted at an angel.
How long does it take the Moon to cycle through all it's phases?
A month.
How many seasons do we have? What are they?
Four. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall/Autumn.
Looking up at the sky, the Sun appears to _____ in the ______ and _______ in the ______ .
Looking up at the sky, the Sun appears to RISE in the EAST and SET in the WEST.
What two things contribute to the reasons for our seasons?
Earth's tilted axis and it's revolution around the Sun.
The ____ oribits the Sun and the ____ orbits the Earth.
The EARTH orbits the Sun and the MOON orbits the Earth.
A year on Earth lasts about how long?
365 days.
When do shadows outside appear the shortest?
Around noon.
Earth completes how many rotations in a 24 hour period?
One.
Does the Moon produce light?
No.
Earth's _____ around the Sun takes about ______ days.
Earth's REVOLUTION/ORBIT around the Sun takes about 365 days.
There are many stars in the universe. Our star is what size compared to the majority of others out there?
Medium.
Is the Sun in motion?
No.
Where does the moonlight come from?
Moonlight is light reflected from the Sun.
Days are ____ in the winter and ______ in the ______.
Days are SHORTER in the winter and LONGER in the SUMMER.
When we look up, the Sun appears to be the largest star in the sky. Why is this?
It is the closest star to us.
A group of stars that appear in a pattern (like an animal, object or person) is called a ______ .
Constellation
Why does the Moon change shape/go through phases?
The Moon's shape seems to changes a result of how sunlight strikes it as it revolves around Earth.
What creates day and night?
Earth's rotation on its axis.