1. EARTH, MOON, SUN REVIEW

2. QUESTION: This planet is the third from the sun:

3. ANSWER: Earth

4. QUESTION: True or False: All planets have a year that is 365 days.

5. ANSWER: False

6. QUESTION: What causes seasons?

7. ANSWER: The Earth’s axial tilt

8. QUESTION: What causes day and night?

9. ANSWER: The rotation of the Earth and its position in the orbit

10. QUESTION: The four seasons are:

11. ANSWER: Summer, Fall (Autumn), Spring, Winter

12. QUESTION: The_________ is the center of our solar system.

13. ANSWER: SUN

14. QUESTION: The moon is Earth’s natural __________.

15. ANSWER: satellite

16. QUESTION: Which side(s) of the moon faces Earth?

17. ANSWER: The same side

18. QUESTION: ______orbit the____

19. ANSWER: Planets, sun

20. QUESTION: The largest star in our solar system is the

21. ANSWER: sun

22. QUESTION: Describe the orbit of the Sun, moon and Earth in relationship to one another

23. ANSWER: The moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the sun Moon Earth Sun

24. QUESTION: Path an object takes when revolving around another object

25. ANSWER: orbit

26. QUESTION: Large sphere in space that revolves around a star

27. ANSWER: Planet

28. QUESTION: When the sun reaches its farthest northern and southern declinations

29. ANSWER: Solstice

30. QUESTION: The Earth moves around the_______________

31. ANSWER: Sun

32. QUESTION: When the day and night are of almost equal length:

33. ANSWER: Equinox

34. QUESTION: How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?

35. ANSWER: 365.25 days

36. QUESTION: How long does it take the Earth to make 1 rotation?

37. ANSWER: 24 hours

38. QUESTION: What causes day and night?

39. ANSWER: The Earth’s rotation on its axis.

40. QUESTION: How much of the Earth is in day or night at any given time?

41. ANSWER: Depends on the season

42. QUESTION: The tilt of the Earth’s axis is:

43. ANSWER:

44. QUESTION: Label the seasons for the Northern Hemisphere:

45. ANSWER: A:Summer B: Autumn/Fall C:Spring D:Winter

46. QUESTION: As you move from the ________________ towards the __________, the days during the summer get ______________.

47. ANSWER Equator, Poles, Longer

48. QUESTION: Which city experiences the least amount of change in hours of daylight during the seasons? 1 2 3

49. ANSWER: City 2 because it is closest to the equator.

50. QUESTION: True or False: One complete rotation of Earth takes 365.25 days.

51. ANSWER False: orbit

52. QUESTION: When the Northern Hemisphere experiences the season of spring, the Southern Hemisphere experiences the season of_______________

53. ANSWER: Fall

54. QUESTION The sun, moon and stars appear to rise and set each day due to __________________

55. ANSWER: Earth’s rotation on its axis

56. QUESTION: Explain why the Poles are colder than the Equator. Include the angle and intensity of light.

57. ANSWER: The poles do not have as much direct sunlight as the equator due to the curve of the earth and therefore are colder. The equator is facing directly at the Sun.

58. QUESTION: Explain why winter is colder than summer. Include (1) the tilt of Earth’s axis and how the tilt affects (2) the angle and intensity of light and( 3) number of hours of daylight.

59. ANSWER: The tilt of the Earth’s axis makes one pole point towards the sun at a time. When the North Pole is tilted away from the sun, the Northern Hemisphere has winter. Therefore, the angle of sunlight is not as direct as it is in the summer and the sunlight is not as intense therefore making it colder. We also have less hours of daylight in the winter which also causes it to be colder.