Planets
The only planet in our Solar System that supports life.
What is Earth
Name the phase (see picture)
New Moon
Name the 4 seasons in order, starting with our current season
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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Earth orbits the Sun. What is another word for this movement?
Revolution
Daily Double Question - How many times does the Earth rotate in 72 hours?
What force pulls objects of different masses together, like a dropped ball falling back down to Earth?
Which planet is the largest and which has rings?
Saturn vs. Jupiter
Saturn has rings, Jupiter is the largest
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Name the moon phase: (see picture)
Quarter Moon
Daily double question - What is THIS phase? (see picture)
Name 3 cycles that occur related to Space
possible answers: seasons, day/night, moon phases, tides
Name 2 answers for how long it takes Earth to revolve once.
365 days or 1 year
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What type of lines are these? (see picture)
picture - Latitude lines
Daily Double Question: Name 0 degrees Latitude AND 0 degrees longitude?
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The hottest planet in The Solar System (lots of volcanoes!)
What is Venus
DAILY DOUBLE - Which planet rotates on its side?
Why do we see the Moon?
Sun's light reflects off its surface
How long does it take the Moon to complete one full cycle of phases?
28 days/about one month
What are a group of stars that appear to make a pattern/shape?
constellations
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What time zone is New York in??
Eastern Time Zone
Daily Double Question - What two hemispheres are we located in?
The planet with a reddish color due to iron in its surface
What is Mars
Natural Satellite
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What do we call it when Earth experiences the longest amount of daylight of the year? (be specific!)
Summer Solstice
Daily Double Question- What happens during an equinox?
What two factors determine a star's brightness (also known as magnitude)?
distance and size from Earth
What causes tides on Earth?
The Moon's gravitational pull as it revolves around the Earth
Name the planets in order from the FARTHEST from the sun to the CLOSEST.
What is: Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
What is a Blue Moon?
a 2nd full moon in one month
EXPLAIN the two primary reasons for the Earth's change of seasons....
Earth tilts towards the Sun in summer and away from the Sun in Winter, but is closer during Winter and farther during Summer
What degree is the Earth's tilt AND what on Earth does the tilt affect???
23.45 (23.5) degrees.....the tilt results in seasons (along with revolution movement)
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The Sun is at the center of our Solar System, with the planets and their moons orbiting around it. This is what kind of system?
What is heliocentric
Daily Double Question - How many longitude lines are there on Earth and WHY????