Stars
True or False: All stars are the same color?
False. Stars are all different colors like red, blue, white and yellow.
Gravity is a force that pulls objects ____________.
Toward the center of the Earth. (Down is not the best answer)
The _____ is at the center of our solar system.
sun
Which is an example of a model?
1. A toy dinosaur
2. A marker
3. A flower
1. A toy dinosaur
It takes _____ for the Earth to rotate one time.
24 hours
How ______ a star is to Earth determines how bright it seems.
close
Why do people and animals that live at the bottom of the Earth not fall off?
Gravity pulls them toward the center.
My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles
Which is a reason that scientists use models?
1. To make something cleaner
2. To save money and time
3. To hide their research
2. To save money and time
How long does it take the Earth to complete one orbit around the sun?
1 year or 365 days
What shape best describes the shape of a star?
Circle or Sphere
A force is a push or a pull that makes objects stop, go or change direction.
Gravity is a force. It is a push or a pull?
Always a pull
Name the closest planet to the sun.
Mercury
Which is a reason that scientists use models?
1. To understand something that is either too big or too small to see in real life
2. To understand something that is either too old or too new to see in real life
1. To understand something that is either too big or too small to see in real life
If the false statement is: "The Earth stands straight up and down." What is the true statement?
The Earth is tilted on its axis.
Constellations
Which is evidence of gravity?
1. An empty bag blowing in the wind.
2. A meteor crashing into Earth.
2. A meteor crashing into Earth.
Name the largest planet.
Jupiter
True or False: A model is the ONLY way for us to see the solar system and how the planets move around the sun.
True - the solar system is massive and cannot be seen by humans from Earth
How far does the Earth get around the sun from January to June?
Half way around
Which column in a table would give you the information needed to determine how bright a star will seem from Earth?
[Age] [Size] [Distance] [Color]
Distance
Which is the best evidence of gravity?
1. Sledding
2. Ice skating
1. Sledding
Name all planets in order from the closest to the sun to the furthest.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Hanna and Kate want to make a model of the Earth revolving around the sun.
Hanna is holding a globe (Earth).
Kate is holding a yellow beachball (sun).
How should they move to show one Earth year?
Hanna should rotate (spin) as she moves around Kate in a circle one time.
Day and Night