Day & Night
Earth's Tilt
Our place in space
Our place in space 2
Wild Card
100
The spinning of the Earth on it's axis
Rotation
100
The elliptical path the Earth takes to travel around the Sun.
Orbit or revolution
100
What is Mr. Devore's cat's name?
He does not have one.
100
What would happen Earth's rotation took twice as long?
Our day and night would be longer.
100
Name the planets in order from closest to the Sun to farthest.
Mercury, Venus Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
200
The direction that the earth rotates
Counter-clockwise (objects appear to move east to west)
200
At these times of year (Seasons) the sunlight shines equally on the northern and southern hemispheres.
Spring and Fall
200
The two things that are provided by our star, the Sun.
What are heat and light?
200
When are our days the longest?
At the beginning of summer.
200
Number of stars in our solar system
One the SUN
300
The length of time that it takes Earth to rotate.
24 hours about 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
300
In this season the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, causing longer daylight hours and more direct sunlight.
Summer
300
This causes us to be pulled down towards the ground.
What is gravity.
300
What is Mr. Devores dogs name?
Cooper
300
Why do we have summer and winter?
In the summer the Northern Hemisphere is pointed towards the sun. In the winter we are tilted away.
400
The sun sometimes appears, and sometimes does not. Why?
Earths rotation causes us to look away from the sun.
400
This part of the Earth gets the most direct light from the sun and has the least variation in daylight hours. It is also the region of the world with the most rainforests.
The Equator
400
What time of day is it for little Jimmy?
It is night time. He is facing away from the sun.
400
How many planets are in our solar system? Include Earth
8
400
The reasons why stars appear brighter than others
They are closer or larger or give off more light energy.
500
How many days does it take for the moon to travel around Earth?
28 Days. (A month)
500
Three things that change as a result of Earth's revolution.
1. Length of day and night
2. Seasons
3. Star patterns
500
The Earth's rotation is the reason we have this.
What is day and night?
500
Why when Justice calls her Uncle in Australia, he says it is night and it is daytime for her?
They are on opposite sides of Earth, Justice is facing the sun, her uncle is not.
500
What happens when our sun is moving across the sky during a sunset?
Earth is spinning away from the sun, making it look like the sun is dipping below the horizon.