1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Characteristics of Earth Reasons for the Seasons Name That Motion Moon, Asteroids, Comets And Meteoroids Stars

2. Question Column 1-100 As the Sun gets higher in the sky, the shadows get...

3. Answer Column 1-100 shorter.

4. Question Column 1-200 Which direction does the Earth rotate?

5. Answer Column 1-200 (in the opposite direction a clock moves) Counterclockwise

6. Question Column 1-300 The Earth is which planet from the sun?

7. Answer Column 1-300 The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

8. Question Column 1-400 The Earth is mostly covered with...

9. Answer Column 1-400 water.

10. Question Column 1-500 What are two characteristics of Earth that are similar to the other planets? What is one characteristic of Earth that are different than other planets?

11. Answer Column 1-500 Similar- All planets revolve around the sun All planets are spherical in shape Gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun The planets have clear paths. Different- Earth is the only planet that has water in a liquid state.

12. Question Column 2-100 Why does the Earth have seasons?

13. Answer Column 2-100 Earth has a tilted axis and the Earth revolves in its orbital path around the Sun.

14. Question Column 2-200 As we move from spring to summer the days become...

15. Answer Column 2-200 Longer.

16. Question Column 2-300 How many months does it take for the Earth to go halfway around the sun?

17. Answer Column 2-300 6 months.

18. Question Column 2-400 What type of light do we experience in the summer?

19. Answer Column 2-400 Direct sunlight in the summer

20. Question Column 2-500 What would season would the Northern Hemisphere be experiencing? Explain how you know.

21. Answer Column 2-500 Winter because the Northern Hemisphere is titled away from the sun. This causes indirect sunlight.

22. Question Column 3-100 What is the motion that takes Earth 24 hours or one day to complete causing day on half of Earth and night on the other half?

23. Answer Column 3-100 Rotation!!! (spinning on an axis like a TOP)

24. Question Column 3-200 What are the three factors that make a planet a planet?

25. Answer Column 3-200 They are shaped like a sphere The orbit/revolve around a star/sun They have a clear orbital path

26. Question Column 3-300 What keeps the planets in orbit?

27. Answer Column 3-300 Gravity.

28. Question Column 3-400 What is the motion that takes the Earth 365 days or one year to complete?

29. Answer Column 3-400 Revolution.

30. Question Column 3-500 Why do the Sun and Moon APPEAR to move across the sky from our point-of-view on Earth?

31. Answer Column 3-500 Rotation. (the Earth spinning on its axis)

32. Question Column 4-100 The Moon (a natural satellite) revolves in its orbital path around...

33. Answer Column 4-100 the Earth.

34. Question Column 4-200 Which inner planet has the longest orbital path?

35. Answer Column 4-200 Mars.

36. Question Column 4-300 Planets, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids revolve in orbits around ____?

37. Answer Column 4-300 THE SUN!!

38. Question Column 4-400 Which is the smallest: Meteoroid, Asteroid or Comet?

39. Answer Column 4-400 Meteroid

40. Question Column 4-500 Explain Why Pluto is a Dwarf Planet?

41. Answer Column 4-500 Pluto is a dwarf planet because it has asteroids in its orbit. To be a planet you need to have a clear orbital path.

42. Question Column 5-100 True/False All the stars are the same.

43. Answer Column 5-100 False. They are different sizes and different temperatures

44. Question Column 5-200 What is the name of the star in the center of a solar system?

45. Answer Column 5-200 The Sun.

46. Question Column 5-300 Why does the Sun appear larger than the other stars?

47. Answer Column 5-300 It appears larger than the other stars because it is the closest star to our planet, Earth.

48. Question Column 5-400 Why are some stars brighter than others?

49. Answer Column 5-400 Temperature/Color Distance from Earth Size

50. Question Column 5-500 Why is the sun’s gravity so important to our Sun’s solar system?

51. Answer Column 5-500 The sun’s gravitational pull keeps the planets in orbit.

52. Answer Column 5-500