Earth's Movements
One full Earth rotation takes how long?
24 hours
How many moon phases are there?
8
How many planets in the Milky Way?
8
The two calendars we learned about. Circle the one that is most used
Gregorian, Lunar
Rotation causes ______ and ________
day, night
The one moon phase we cannot see
New moon
Terrestrial planets are made of...
rock, metals, solid ground
Polaris, always faces north so can use it as a guide
a leap year has________ days
366
How many days is a full moon cycle?
29.5
Largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
Which calendar determines Diwali or Chinese New Year
Lunar
Earth ________ by moving around the sun
revolves
The moon ________ light
reflects
Name the gas giants from closest to sun to furthest
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Nachos
Name the two sattelites that revolve around earth
moon, hubble telescope
Earth______ by spinning on it's _______
rotates, axis
Type of calendar that tracks the moon
Lunar
Name the terrestrial planets in order from closest to sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What lessons did the Little Bear story explain
calendars, seasons, moon, time, months