Earth’s Place in the Solar System Created by Educational Technology Network. www.edtechnetwork.com 2009

Vocabulary The Earth The Moon The Inner Planets The Outer Planets 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

Vocabulary – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: A _________ is a huge ball of very hot gases in space. Our sun is an example of one. ANSWER: Star

Vocabulary– 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: A pattern of stars, named after a mythological or religious figure, an object, or an animal is called a ______________. The Big Dipper or Orion are examples of these. ANSWER: Constellation

Vocabulary– 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: A ______________ is made up of all the planets and other objects that revolve around it. ANSWER: Solar System

Vocabulary– 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: A grouping of gas, dust and many stars, plus any objects that orbit those stars (many solar systems together) is known as a _____________. ANSWER: Galaxy

Vocabulary– 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: The ______________ is everything that exists, including such things as stars, planets, gas, dust, and energy. ANSWER: Universe

The Earth – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: Day and night are caused by Earth’s ______ on it’s axis. ANSWER: Rotation

The Earth– 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: Seasons are caused by Earth’s _______ on its axis. ANSWER: Tilt

The Earth– 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: What is the basis for keeping time on Earth? (How do you tell what time it is in a certain area, country, or part of the world?) ANSWER: Time Zones

The Earth– 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: How are the Earth and the moon alike? They are both ______ and ______. ANSWER: Rocky and Dense

The Earth– 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: True or False: Earth is the only inner planet capable for supporting life because of its liquid water AND its atmosphere. ANSWER: True

The Moon – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: A ____________ is one of the shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits Earth. ANSWER: Moon Phase

The Moon– 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: An event that occurs when one object in space passes through the shadow of another object in space is called an ____________. ANSWER: Eclipse

The Moon– 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: During which phase of the moon would you see a lunar eclipse? ANSWER: Full Moon

The Moon– 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: During which phase of the moon would you see a solar eclipse? ANSWER: New Moon

The Moon– 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: If there is a full moon tonight, what will there be in two weeks? ANSWER: A New Moon

The Inner Planets – 10 Points QUESTION: A _________ is a body that revolves around a star. ANSWER: Planet

The Inner Planets– 20 Points QUESTION: The third planet from the sun is ____________. ANSWER: Earth

The Inner Planets– 30 Points QUESTION: The second planet from the sun is _____________. ANSWER: Venus

The Inner Planets– 40 Points QUESTION: The fourth planet from the sun is _______. ANSWER: Mars

The Inner Planets– 50 Points QUESTION: The first planet from the sun is ___________. ANSWER: Mercury

The Outer Planets – 10 Points QUESTION: The sixth planet from the sun is __________. ANSWER: Saturn

The Outer Planets– 20 Points QUESTION: The seventh planet from the sun is _________. ANSWER: Uranus

The Outer Planets– 30 Points QUESTION: The fifth planet from the sun is __________. ANSWER: Jupiter

The Outer Planets– 40 Points QUESTION: The eighth planet from the sun is _________. ANSWER: Neptune

The Outer Planets– 50 Points QUESTION: Double Jeopardy! Double Points!! Summer days in the Northern Hemisphere are hotter than winter days, because in the summer, the Northern Hemisphere is __________. ANSWER: Tilted toward the sun