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Earth, Sun, and Moon System

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  • True or False: The moon is a planet
    False
  • What causes tides?
    the moon's gravitational pull
  • The sun is about ___ bigger than Earth
    110 times (100 times is acceptable)
  • What is a small, rocky satellite, about 1/4 the size of Earth?
    the moon
  • What is this moon phase?
    First quarter
  • The earth is the only planet that contains ____________
    life
  • The moon orbits around ___
    Earth
  • The tilt of the Earth along with its revolution around the sun causes ___
    seasons
  • What is this?
    the sun
  • What is this?
    the Earth
  • What is this?
    the moon
  • It takes _____ hours for the Earth to rotate once on its axis.
    24
  • The sun is a ____
    star
  • During which lunar phase is the moon not visible on Earth?
    new moon
  • TRUE OR FALSE: The moon produces its own light
    False: It reflects the light of the sun
  • What is the imaginary line that goes through the center of the Earth?
    axis
  • When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the season is__
    summer
  • It takes ____ days for the Earth to revolve around the sun
    365 ¼
  • Winter is colder because__
    Earth is tilted away from the sun
  • What is this moon phase?
    last quarter
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