Term
|
Definition
| The spinning of an object around a center point |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a real or imaginary line that an object spins around |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| one complete trip around an object in a circular path |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a hollow area or pit in the ground |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an apparent change in the Moon's shape |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the Moon making a shadow on Earth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the sun and all the objects that travel around it |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a round object in space that travels around the sun |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a force of attraction between all objects |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a tool that makes objects look closer and larger |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a chunk of ice, rock, and dust that moves around the sun |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a ball of hot gases that gives off light and heat |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a group of stars that make a pattern in the night sky |
|
|
Term
| What does the Earth's rotation cause? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How much of the Earth always faces the sun? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The way something seems to move. |
|
|
Term
| Earth's rotation causes the Sun's______. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When does a shadow is forms when? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How long does it take for the Earth to travel around the sun? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The axis and the revolution of the Earth. |
|
|
Term
| What month does the North Pole face the sun? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In the Northern Hemisphere in June, is the sunlight strong or weak? |
|
Definition
| Strong, it is summer there then. |
|
|
Term
| In the Northern Hemisphere in December, is the sunlight strong or weak? |
|
Definition
| Weak, it is winter there. |
|
|
Term
| In the summer the Sun rises much higher or lower? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In the summer what does the sun do? |
|
Definition
| It rises earlier and sets later. This is because the Earth it titled toward the Sun. |
|
|
Term
| How does the sun hit the equator? |
|
Definition
| The sun hits the Earth's surface there the same all year long. |
|
|
Term
| In the winter where does the sun sit in the sky, high or low? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Is the Sun's apparent path different or the same in summer and winter? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the Sun's apparent path near the equator? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Near the poles is the Sun's apparent path very different between seasons? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Does the Sun's apparent path stay the same every year? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Does the moon make its own light? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How does the moon get its light? |
|
Definition
| The moonlight is reflected sunlight. |
|
|
Term
| Does the moon have atmosphere? |
|
Definition
| The moon has no atmosphere. |
|
|
Term
| Does the moon have water? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Is the moon hot or cold during the day? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
True or Falsh
Are the nights colder than any place on Earth? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
True or False
Does the moon revolve around the Earth? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the name for the apparent shapes of the moon? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How much of the moon is lit by the sun at a time? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are four of the moons phases? |
|
Definition
| New moon, first quarter moon, full moon, and third quarter |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Does the moon have pull on Earth? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What causes tides on Earth? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The rise and fall of the ocean's surface. |
|
|
