Rotate vs. Revolve
Seasons
Moon Phases
Characteristics of Earth and Moon
Additional Info
100
The Earth does this every 24 hours
What is rotates on its axis
100
Seasons occur because of the Earth's ____
What is tilt
100
This moon phase shows up in our sky as completely dark.
What is new moon
100
Earth is the only planet with __________ on its surface.
What is water
100
About 400 years ago, Galileo became the first person to record what the moon llooked like through a telescope. He was able to tell that the moon had _______.
What is many craters
200
The Earth does this every 365 days
What is revolves around the Sun
200
The imaginary line running through the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole is called the Earth's
What is axis
200
Which phase comes after the last (third)t quarter?
What is Waning Crescent
200
If Earth moved farther away from the Sun, what would happen?
What is there would be colder weather.
200
The Apollo 11 mission was able to retrieve samples of the Moon's surface because it was the first mission to have astronauts-----
What is land on the Moon
300
Another word for revolve is
What is orbit
300
When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, we are experiencing __________
What is summer
300
When the moon is waxing, the light is on the _____.
What is right
300
Is the moon bigger or smaller than Earth?
What is smaller. (1/4 the size of Earth.)
300
Which object in the solar system has been visited by people from Earth?
What is the Moon.
400
Earth's rotation causes _____
What is day and night
400
When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, we in the Northern Hemisphere are experiencing
What is winter
400
Which phase comes after a Waxing Crescent?
What is First Quarter
400
The Earth and the mon both have a _______ surface.
What is rocky.
400
What is Earth's closest neighbor in space?
What is the moon
500
Earth's revolution around the Sun attributes to the cause of _______
What is seasons
500
Which season occurs in the Northern Hemisphere between Winter and Summer?
What is spring
500
Which phase comes next? Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, _______.
What is Full Moon
500
The ______ is closer to Earth than the Sun.
What is moon.
500
How many models of the Solar System did we discuss in class from the different astronomers?
What is four.