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A huge ball of hot gases that give off light and heat.
Star
What are two ways stars can be different?
Teacher decision
100 point BONUS!
The moon's light comes from the ______.
Sun
A huge ball of rock that orbits the Earth.
Moon
BONUS!
300 points!
The Earth makes one complete rotation in ____ hours
24 hours or 1 day
Oh No!
Lose a turn!
The Earth spins or _______ like a top as it goes around the sun.
rotates
BONUS
200 extra points
Why does one side of the Earth have sunlight?
It's facing the sun
What does the word rotation mean?
To spin
A time of year that has a certain kind of weather.
Season
When is a shadow the shortest?
A. In the morning
B. At noon (lunch time)
C. In the afternoon.
Noon (lunch time)
What season is it when the leaves begin to turn orange and brown?
Fall
The star that is in the middle of the solar system that Earth revolves around.
Sun
About how often does the pattern of the moon phases repeat?
Every 29 days
Why is one side of the Earth dark at night?
Because that side of the Earth is facing AWAY from the sun.
Oh NO!
Lose a turn!
What season is it when the sun hits our part of the Earth most directly?
Summer
What causes one side of the Earth to have daytime?
Because that side of the Earth is facing toward the sun.
In the winter, ______.
A. The days seem longer because there are more daylight hours.
B. The days seem shorter because there are less daylight hours.
C. The days seem to stay the same because nothing changes.
B. The days seem shorter because there are less daylight hours.
What are two ways stars can be different?
Teacher decision
What causes shadows to change during the day
Earth's rotation
Explain why all sides of the Earth cannot have light at the same time.
Because the Earth rotates and all sides of the Earth cannot face the sun at the same time.
What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation