Earth's Movement
Solar System
The Moon
Wild Card
I like to move it move it
100
Shadows are caused by the Earth's ___________.
Rotation
100
What is a solar system?
A sun and everything that orbits it.
100
How many moon phases are there?
Bonus for double points: How long does each one last?
8
3.5 days
100
What is the layer of gas that is held in place by gravity that surrounds Earth called?
Atmosphere
100
What is the name of the path an object takes around the sun (or another object).
Orbit
200
Daily Double:
Explain in your own words what is a rotation and what is a revolution?
Rotation is making a complete turn on an axis.
Revolution is making a complete turn around another object (in space). Going all the way around!
200
What is the name of our galaxy?
Bonus 200: What shape is our galaxy? (If you answer this correctly, go again).
The Milky Way Galaxy
Spiral
200
How long does it take the Moon to complete one full revolution around the Earth?
28 Days
200
The sun is made of _____.
The moon is made of _____.
The Earth is made of ______.
gas, rock, rock
200
This causes our tides.
Moon
300
How long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution?
365 days
300
Daily Double:
List the IAU's 3 qualifications for an object to be considered a planet.
1. It must orbit the sun
2. It must be spherical (round)
3. It must have cleared it's orbit.
300
Waxing means getting _______, waning means getting _________.
bigger, smaller
300
What do we call the 3rd planet from the sun that is the only planet that has life on it?
Earth
300
Daily Double!
Draw a sun at 2pm
___________________________________________
East West
400
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
24 hours
400
Daily Double
Name the Planets in order.
Bonus 100: Tell me the phrase you use to remember them (or the one we discussed in class).
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (and Pluto for some).
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos
400
Waning crescent
400
Free 400. Go again.
Free 400
400
The sun _______in the east and ______ in the west.
rises, sets
500
-What is responsible for the seasons we experience on Earth?
The Earth's tilt on it's axis.
500
Daily Double: Complete this paragraph.
We (are/are not) the only solar system in the universe. Our sun is a ______sized star. We have _____planets with life on it.
are not, medium, one
500
Daily Double:
Waxing gibbous
500
What is the line an object rotates around?
Axis
500
Approx. 3pm