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Gravity
Orbit
100
________ is the measure of how hot or cold something is
What is temperature
100
Why does the sun look bigger than the rest of the stars in the sky?
What is it is the closest star to earth so it appears that way to us
100
The Sun is a __________ sized star
What is medium
100
What would happen to us if there was no gravity
What is we would float
100
What orbits Earth?
What is the moon
200
_________ means to change
What is transform
200
Sunlight is this type of energy from the sun
What is light
200
Light energy from the sun is transformed into_______ energy
What is heat
200
How can an object overcome gravity?
What is when force helps it to overcome it (think throwing the ball up or shuttle)
200
What orbits the Sun?
What is Earth
300
The star that is nearest to Earth is
What is the Sun
300
Earth gets most of its light from
What is the a star that produces energy-SUN
300
If one car is in the sun and the other is in the shade, which car will be cooler?
What is the car in the shade
300
_____________ is a force that pulls objects toward each other
What is gravity
300
Why doesn't the rocket get pulled back to Earth?
What is because it goes so fast and gets farther away from Earth, therefore Earth's gravitational force is weaker Farther away=weaker force
400
_______ is a kind of energy you can see
What is light
400
Why does a ball come back down if you throw it up into the air?
What is gravity, Earth's mass is greater than the ball, so the ball falls down
400
If the Sun is shining on the same road from 10 am to 4 pm, is the road hotter in the morning or in the afternoon? Why?
What is the afternoon, because the sun has been shining on the road all day and it gets hotter from morning to afternoon
400
What force helps the shuttle get into space
What is fuel is the force
400
How many days does it take the earth to rotate around the sun?
What is 365 days
500
_______ is the ability to do work or cause a change
What is energy
500
Why does the sun have a greater force of gravity than Earth
What is the sun has a higher mass Higher mass= higher force of gravity
500
How many Earths can fit into the sun (size comparison)
What is one million
500
What causes Earth to rotate around the sun instead of going in a straight line?
What is the force of gravity keeps Earth from going in a straight line and due to the gravitational pull of the Sun, Earth rotates around the Sun
500
How many days does it take the moon to rotate around Earth?
What is almost 28 days