Sun, Moon, Earth

Question 1

How long does it take the EARTH to make one revolution around the SUN?

Answer 1

365 days (1 year)

Question 2

How long does it take the MOON to revolve around the EARTH?

Answer 2

1 month

Question 3

Why does the EARTH experience seasons?

Answer 3

the TILT of the Earth on it’s axis (AXIAL TILT) causes seasons

Question 4

How many PHASES of the MOON are there?

Answer 4

8

Question 5

What are the PHASES of the MOON caused by?

Answer 5

The moon’s phases are caused by the moon’s position to the Earth & Sun (how close the moon is to the Earth & Sun)

Question 6

List all of the moon phases!

Answer 6

New Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last (Third) Quarter
Waning Crescent

Question 7

An average-sized yellow star

Answer 7

Sun

Question 8

How much BIGGER is the SUN than the EARTH?

Answer 8

110 times bigger in diameter

Question 9

How old is the sun?

Answer 9

4.6 Billion years old

Question 10

A small rocky sattelite

Answer 10

Moon

Question 11

How much SMALLER is the MOON than the EARTH?

Answer 11

One quarter (1/25) smaller in diameter and one eightieth (1/80) smaller in mass

Question 12

The MOON has extreme _____, almost no _________, and very little ________.

Answer 12

The MOON has extreme TEMPERATURE, almost no ATMOSPHERE/LIFE, and very little WATER

Question 13

How many planets revolve around the SUN?

Answer 13

8

Question 14

True or False:
Planets are part of the solar system, and help make up the solar system.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

The Earth is the _______ farthest planet from the SUN

Answer 15

3rd

Question 16

The Earth is one of the four ______ inner planets.

Answer 16

Terrestrial (which means land)

Question 17

How far away is the EARTH from the SUN (_______km - kilometers)?

Answer 17

150 million km (kilometers)

Question 18

True or False:
Earth is a GEOLOGICALLY ACTIVE planet

Answer 18

TRUE! This means the Earth’s surface is constantly (always) changing!

Question 19

Earth has large amounts of life-supporting _________ and an oxygen-rich________. The other 3 inner planets do not have this.

Answer 19

WATER & ATMOSPHERE

Question 20

What is something special that Earth has that blocks out most of the SUN’s damaging rays?

Answer 20

PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERE

Question 21

We used to think of the solar system as a _______ centered model, but now we think of it as a ______ centered model.

Answer 21

We used to think of the solar system as a EARTH centered model, but now we think of it as a SUN centered model.

Question 22

Who came up with the EARTH centered model of the solar system?

Answer 22

Aristotle and Ptolemy

Question 23

Who came up with the SUN centered model of the solar system?

Answer 23

Copernicus and Galileo

Question 24

The NASA ______ Missions helped us understand the moon much better.

Answer 24

APOLLO

Question 25

True or False:
How we think about the sun, moon, and solar system changes as we learn more with new scientific discoveries.

Answer 25

TRUE! We are always learning new things about the solar system!

Question 26

How long did people believe in an EARTH centered model of the solar system?

Answer 26

1,500 years

Question 27

Who invented the telescope?

Answer 27

Galileo

Question 28

The telescope helped prove that the _____ was at the center of the solar system.

Answer 28

SUN

Question 29

What was the first spaceship that landed on the moon?

Answer 29

APOLLO 11

Question 30

Who was the first human to walk on the moon?

Answer 30

Neil Armstrong

Question 31

What is the difference between ROTATION and REVOLUTION?

Answer 31

The Earth rotates (twirls/spins) on its axis while it is revolving (vroom/moving) around the Sun.