Day and Night
_______ and _____ happen because the earth turns.
day and night
There are more daylight hours in what season?
summer
The moon has craters made long ago when ______ from space crashed into it.
rocks
The _____ is a large star and is the center of our solar system.
sun
A _________ makes objects that are faraway look closer.
telescope
When our side of the earth faces the sun it is ________.
daytime
What happens when the moon moves around the earth?
phases of the moon
True or False:
The moon seems to change shape because you only see the part of the moon that light shines on. The rest of the moon is dark.
True
All of the ______ in our solar system orbit the sun.
planets
What are some ways that scientists study the solar system?
telescopes, satellites, astronauts, rockets, probes
When our side of the earth faces away from the sun, it is ________.
nighttime
It takes about hoe many days for the moon to move around the earth?
28
The shapes of the moon that you see are called the _____________.
phases of the moon
To ________ means to move around another object along a path.
orbit
How often does the earth rotate on its axis?
once a day
The moon has rocks and soil but no ____ or _____ _____.
air or living things
What are four phases of the moon?
new, first quarter, full, last quarter
Name 8 planets of the solar system.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
One day is divided into how many hours?
24 hours
A ______ is a hole in the ground shaped like a bowl.
crater
Who has landed on the moon?
Astronauts
_________ is a dwarf planet.
Pluto