Space, The Earth, Sun and Moon Flashcards
Define Equinox
Is the time when the sun is directly over the equator. It happens twice a year.
What is a galaxy ?
A large system of stars held together by mutual graviton
What is earth?
It’s a planet. The only planet to have human intelligence and the supplies to survive. Also the only planet to have walking animals.
Name all the planets in our solar system
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, no not Pluto
Is the sun a planet
No
How many days does it take for the earth to orbit the sun
365 (366 leap year)
What force holds the Earth in its orbit around the Sun?
Gravity
The Moon does not give off it’s own light.
The Moon shines with light reflected from the …
Sun, because the moon and sun are not perfectly in line (going through the center of the earth)
What shape is the earth
Spherical ( a sphere from space but not perfectly flat).
In what direction does the sun set
West
The earth spins on its axis every ….
24hours
- A solar eclipse is when the Moon blocks out the Sun’s light to the Earth. True or false
True
In which direction does the earth rotate
Anti-clockwise
What planet is closest to the sun
Mercury
True or false. The sun orbits the earth
False
