Movement
What motion of Earth causes day and night?
Rotation
What is the most responsible for the amount of sunlight the Earth receives?
The tilt of the Earth’s axis
Approximately how many days does it take the moon to go through a complete cycle?
27
29
Either answer is okay
•What force keeps these objects in their orbit?
Gravity
Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?
A. Mercury
B. Earth
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
How long does Earth's Orbit around the Sun take?
Earth’s orbit takes about 365 days or one year
The hemisphere that leans toward the sun has warmer temperatures because the sun’s rays are
More direct and the daylight period is longer.
When the visible portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is....
Waxing
Which of the following statements is NOT an accurate description of gravity?
The Sun’s gravitational pull is greater than the Earth’s gravitational pull
An object that moves around another object is called a(n) _____________.
Satellite
What type of universe model has the Sun at the Center of the Universe?
Heliocentric Model
3. Which of the follow is NOT a cause of the seasons?
A. Distance from the sun
B. Revolution of Earth around the sun
C. Tilt of Earth’s axis.
D. Earth’s size
D. Earth's Axis
A solar eclipse is most likely to occur when the
Moon is located between the sun and the earth
The shape of the Earth’s orbit around the Sun is
Elliptical
What is the shape of planetary orbits?
Ellipses
Which is a direct result of Earth’s rotation?
Length of day
Which location on the diagram below represents the area where the Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
C
Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around the Earth,
You never see the far side of the moon
Which of the following would occur if there was no gravity between the Earth and the Moon
The Moon would free fall
Name the Planets in the solar system in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The hemisphere that leans toward the sun has warmer temperatures because the sun’s rays are
More direct and the daylight period is longer.
Label the diagram above for each of the Earth’s
positions in the Northern Hemisphere.
Summer Solstice
Fall Equinox
Winter Solstice
Spring Equinox
During what moon phase can a lunar eclipse occur?
Full moon
Which of the following statement does NOT show an accurate relationship?
The closer the distance the weaker the gravitational pull
What are the two forces that keep planets in orbit?
Inertia and Gravity