Space 1
What force causes objects to pull toward each other and keep objects in orbit?
Gravity
A pencil and crumbled sheet of paper are dropped at the same distance at the same time, what will happen?
a) Pencil will hit floor before paper
b) Paper will hit floor before pencil
c) Paper and pencil will hit at the same time
C) Pencil and Paper will hit at the same time
How long does it take the Earth to complete one rotation?
24 hours or 1 day
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution?
365 days or 1 year
Manny is observing Orion shining in the dark WINTER sky BUT he could not see the constellation during the SUMMER night. Why?
a) Constellations revolve around the sun
b) Earth tilts & rotates on its axis
c) Earth revolves around the sun
c) Earth revolves around the sun
What causes the phases of the moon?
a) Earth's revolution around sun
b) Moon's revolution around Earth
c) Moon's rotation
b) Moon's revolution around Earth
Anjelece watched the birds at the feeder. She observed the length of the bird feeder shadow changing throughout the day. Why?
a) Earth's rotation
b) Earth revolution
c) Moon's rotation
a) Earth's rotation
a) star's size & distance from Earth
b) the actual size
c) the brightness
a) star's size & distance from Earth
Elijah was observing the moon each night for a month. He took two pictures of the moon in its first quarter phase and waning gibbous phase. Why does the moon change phases over a month?
a) the motion of the sun
b) rotation of Earth on its axis
c) the revolution of the moon around Earth
c) the revolution of the moon around Earth
What does rotating mean? Explain or show it!
What does revolution mean?
turn or spin
Moving in a circular path around an object
What TWO factors produce Earth's seasons?
Earth's revolution around the sun & Earth tilting on its axis
Ozzie is keeping a journal of the phases of the moon. She observes a FULL MOON on day 1. What phase will she see on day 14?
a) waning crescent
b) third quarter
c) first quarter
d) new moon
d) New moon
Noah got up one morning and observed the moon on the western horizon. In the evening, he saw the moon rising in the east. What kind of motion did Noah observe?
a) apparent motion of moon
b) apparent motion of sun
c) rotation of the moon
a) apparent motion of moon
What happen to the number of daylight hours during the months of January to March?
Daylight hours increase
Why do the Northern and Southern hemispheres have different seasons?
b) Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun causes the sun to strike 1 hemisphere more or less than the other hemisphere