Show:
Earth
The Earth and the Moon
The Earth and the Moon
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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Where on Earth are the polor ice caps located?
At the top and the bottom of the Earth
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The light we see from the moon comes from...
the sun
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What do scientists believe about the way craters were made?
Scientists believe that craters were made when pieces of stone and metal traveled through space and hit the moon.
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Why is the Earth called the blue planet?
The oceans and the layer of air around the earth make it look blue
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A small planet that revolves around another planet
Satellite
200
The color of the Earth as seen from outer space comes from...
The oceans and the air
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How often does the shape of the moon change?
Every day
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What materials would you need to bring if you were traveling to the moon?
Air, food and water
200
What are two ways the earth moves?
It revolves and rotates
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A path around an object in space
orbit
300
True or False: The Earth gives off its own light.
False
300
True or False: In one year, the moon makes more revolutions than the Earth.
True
300
True or False: Craters can be different sizes.
True
300
The spinning of the Earth on its axis
Rotation
300
To bounce off
reflect
400
How long does it take the Earth to make a complete revolution around the sun?
365 days (1 year)
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Describe the surface of the moon.
The surface of the moon is covered in dust and rocks
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How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days
400
An imaginary line running through the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole
Axis
400
Bowl-shaped holes made by objects traveling in space that hit the moon or the earth.
Craters
500
What season is it when the part of the Earth where you live is tilted toward the sun?
SUMMER
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What causes night and day?
The Earth rotating on its axis
500
How do we know the moon is covered with a dust-like material?
The footprints made by the astronauts when they walked on the moon could only be left in a dusty or sandy material
500
A solid body in space that does not give off its own light
Planet
500
How is the moon different from the Earth?
The moon has no polar ice caps, ocean or atmosphere. Its surface is covered with craters.