What causes day and night?
a. revolution of Earth
b. rotation of Earth
c. orbit of Earth
d. The moon blocks the Sun
b. rotation of Earth
You are getting ready for school. On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.
a. school
b. bed
c. breakfast
d. lunch
b. bed
Star patterns in the sky are called:
Constellation
What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?
a. clockwise
b. counterclockwise
b. counterclockwise
Name one reason constellations were created?
Navigation/story telling and myths/marking seasons and time
The scientific study of the universe =
What direction does the sun rise?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
C. East
a unnatural/man made object that orbits a body in space is called
Satellite
The motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit. =
Revolution
The spin of a body on its axis is called...
Rotation
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
=
Galaxy
What degree is the earth tilted?
a. 24
b. 25
c. 23.5
d. 25.5
c. 23.5
What causes seasons?
a. The rotation of the Earth and Rotation of the Sun
b. The Rotation of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt
c. The Revolution of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt
d. How close the Earth is to the Sun
e. Magic
c. The Revolution of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt
This takes 29.5 days and is the cycle of the natural body that orbits earth
Phases of the moon
What time of day is it if the sun is directly above you in the sky?
Noon/12:00/high noon
What causes the sun to look like it is rising in the east and setting in the west?
a. moon's orbit
b. sun's rotation
c. Earth's revolution
d. Earth's rotation
d. Earth's rotation
What would happen if the earths rotation sped up?
Days and nights would be shorter
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis one time?
a. 24 hours
b. 24.25 hours
c. 365 days
d. 356.25 days
a. 24 hours
What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?
a. orbit
b. axis
c. equator
d. latitude
b. axis
Why can’t you see some constellations at night during certain times of the year?
Because of where earth is in relation to its revolution around the sun
When is the earth closest to the sun in its revolution? During our:
A. Summer
B. Fall
C. Winter
D. Spring
c. Winter
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
a. Also winter
b. Spring
c. Summer
d. Fall
e. Football Season
c. Summer
What phase of the moon looks like this 🌙
Crescent moon
IThe moon orbits the earth in what direction?
A. Clockwise
B. Counter clockwise
Counter clockwise
If the earth was not tilted what would happen?
No seasons and same temperature year round