2. Jeopardy T/FVocab. Multiple Choice Fill in the Blank Moon $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

3. ANSWER There are 3 planets in the solar system

4. QUESTION False: There are nine (if you count Pluto)

5. ANSWER The Earth is the 3 rd planet from the sun.

6. QUESTION True!

7. ANSWER The Sun revolves around the Earth

8. QUESTION False! The Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun

9. ANSWER Mercury is the hottest planet

10. QUESTION True! It is the closest to the sun

11. ANSWER We have winter in New York because the Earth is tilted away from the sun during that time.

12. QUESTION True! Earth is always about the same distance from the sun but the tilt of the Earth along with its orbit causes the seasons.

13. ANSWER The Earth completes one _______________ each day which creates Day and Night.

14. QUESTION What is Rotation

15. ANSWER The path in which all the planets take around the sun.

16. QUESTION What is an orbit?

17. ANSWER The phase of moon that cannot be seen

18. QUESTION What is a New Moon

19. ANSWER The Earth rotates or spins on its ___________.

20. QUESTION What is its axis?

21. ANSWER A ball of hot, glowing gases

22. QUESTION What is a star?

23. ANSWER What provides Earth with energy for life to survive? –A. Pluto –B. The Earth –C. The Moon –D. The Sun

24. QUESTION What is the Sun?

25. ANSWER Why does a year = 365 days? –A. That’s what the calendar says –B. It’s how long the Earth takes to make one revolution around the sun –C. Miss Gray said so –D. The sun goes around Earth that many times in a day

26. QUESTION C. It takes Earth 365 days to make 1 revolution around the sun

27. ANSWER What is a “new moon” A.A half circle B.It can’t be seen C.A sliver of moon is shown D.A full circle of moon showing

28. QUESTION B. A new moon cannot be seen

29. ANSWER What causes Night and Day on Earth? A. It’s Rotation B. It’s Revolution C. The moon D. The sun

30. QUESTION A. The Earth’s rotation causes night and day.

31. ANSWER Why is land near the equator the warmest? A. It gets more indirect sunlight B. It is closer to the sun C. It gets more direct sunlight D. Because it is winter

32. QUESTION C. The center of Earth gets more direct sunlight and is therefore warmer than other parts.

33. ANSWER A body of matter that moves around the sun is called a _________________.

34. QUESTION What is a planet?

35. ANSWER During the month of June we have the longest period of _________________. (think of why you can play outside longer)

36. QUESTION What is daylight?

37. ANSWER A hot, glowing ball of gas is called a _______________.

38. QUESTION What is a star?

39. ANSWER If the Earth was not tilted we wouldn’t have the 4 ________________.

40. QUESTION What are the 4 seasons?

41. ANSWER If the Earth spun faster, then the days on Earth would be ________________. (how long?)

42. QUESTION What is shorter? It takes the Earth 24 hours to rotate once on its axis. If it were to spin faster, then the days would be less then 24 hours.

43. ANSWER About how long does it take for the moon to go through all of its phases?

44. QUESTION What is one month?

45. ANSWER Which moon phase can’t you see?

46. QUESTION What is a New Moon?

47. ANSWER Which moon phase looks like a bright, yellow, orange ball?

48. QUESTION What is a Full Moon?

49. ANSWER What do we call a sliver of moon that we see?

50. QUESTION What is a crescent moon?

51. ANSWER What do we call a moon in which we see most of it but NOT a sliver of it?

52. QUESTION What is a gibbous moon?