EARTHS GRAVITY
EARTHS MOVEMENT
PATTERNS OVER TIME
VOCAB TERMS
CONSTELLATIONS/STARS
100

This is a force that pulls all things on Earth towards its's center?

Gravity

100

What causes the stars to appear to move in a night?

Earth's Rotation

100

When are shadows longer?

Morning and evening

100
Force that pulls down on objects.  

Gravity

100

What constellaton would be considered a small spoon?

Little dipper

200

What force opposes gravity?

friction

200

How long does it take earth to revolve around the sun

365 days or 1 year

200

A dark area or shape that is made when an object blocks a source of light.  

Shadow

200

the imaginary line that runs down the middle of an object

axis

200

What constellation would be considered a big spoon?

Big dipper

300

Weight is a measure of ___________________?

Gravitational Pull
300

Why can't we see the constellation Orion in July?

Because Earth revolves around the sun.

300

A group of stars that when seen make a shape or picture in sky.  

constellation

300

The spinning of earth and other bodies in space on an axis is called a(n)

rotation

300

What are the constellations called that are always visible in the northern sky? 

Circumpolar Constellations

400

Where does gravity exists?

everywhere

400

Why do the sun and moon appear to move across the sky?  

Earth ,rotates on its axis, so its the earth moving but it looks like the sun/moon are the ones moving. 

400

Does the moon produce its own light?

no

400

Earth is tilted______?

23.5 degrees

400

Is Polaris in our Solar System?

NO

500

Which planet has stronger gravitational pull Earth or Mercury? Why

Earth it is more massive

500

How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis once?

24 hours

500

What causes day/night?

rotation of the Earth

500

movement of an object around an object

revolution

500

Why can Polaris always be used to find North?

Because it is directly over our North pole/axis.