Our Solar System and Beyond
The closest star to Earth and the center of our solar system
The Sun
Earth's only natural satellite
The Moon
______ is a push or a pull that changes the motion or shape of an object.
Force
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
A characteristic (behavior or physical trait) that helps an organism survive in its environment
Adaptation
The path one object takes around another object in space
Orbit
How long does it take Earth to complete 1 rotation on its axis?
24 hours=1 day
Force that causes a change in motion
Unbalanced force
What are the 3 main states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and Gas
A trait passed down from parents to offspring
Inherited trait
Name the four inner (or rocky) planets.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
How long is one of Earth's revolutions around the Sun?
365 (or 365 1/4) days
When opposing forces are equal resulting in no movement, we say that the forces are _______.
balanced
Kool aid, tea, and sugar water are examples of this form of matter
Liquid
Characteristic or skill that an organism develops through experience or interaction with the environment is a ______ trait.
learned or acquired
You'll find this orbiting the sun between the inner and outer planets.
Asteroids or Asteroid belt
This is why stars appear to move in the night sky and the Sun appears to move across the sky during the day.
Earth's rotation on its axis
A force that causes a spring scale to show the weight of an object.
Gravity
Matter with tightly packed particles and a definite shape
Solid
A bird with a sharp, curved beak is most likely to eat what?
Small animals or meat
Name the four outer planets (gas giants).
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
What type of eclipse would we see if the Earth was correctly positioned between the Sun and Moon?
Lunar Eclipse
The measure of distance an object moves in a given time.
Speed
Form of matter with fast and freely moving particles that completely fills the space of any container.
Gas
An adaptation of blending in with its environment
Camoflouge
A pattern of stars that has been given a name is a _______.
Constellation
Why do we have seasons?
(2 things)
Earth's TILT on its axis and REVOLUTION (ORBIT) around the Sun
A force that opposes motion and acts between two objects that are touching.
Friction
Change of state when liquid water is turned into water vapor
Evaporation
Eye color and height are inherited traits.
True or false?
True
Give the name of our Galaxy AND its shape.
Milky Way
spiral
Why do we see different constellations at different times of the year?
Earth's orbit (revolution) around the Sun
What are two factors that affect gravity?
Mass and distance
A type of mixture where one substance (the solute) is dissolved evenly into another (the solvent), forming a homogeneous mixture
Solution
Scars and the ability to read are acquired traits. True or false?
True
List the planets in order from the Sun.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
How is the Moon, which is smaller, able to block the Sun's light from our view during a solar eclipse?
The Moon is much closer to us than the Sun.
Give one example of a pattern of motion.
Anyone of these or an example of one.
cycle (around and around, spinning, rotating)
oscillating (up/down, forward/backward)
linear (straight or curved)
What is a combination of two or more substances where each substance retains its individual properties and can be easily separated? (Trail mix is an example.)
Mixture
An innate or natural ability to do something without having been taught is an _________.
Instinct