Ch.8 Cycle on Earth Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is caused by the Earth rotating? | Day and Night |
Name the 9 planets | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto |
What does Earth orbit? | sun |
What is the imaginary lined that runs through the Earth called? | axis |
What are the hollow pits on the moon called | craters |
What is the shape of the Earth | sphere |
What are the changes in the moon called | phases |
What causes seasons | Earths tilted axis |
What is the source for heat and light on Earth? | sun |
Where are the sun rays the strongest? | equator |
How long does it take for 1 complete rotation of Earth? | 24 hours |
What do the planets appear to be doing in the sky? | wandering |
What is the reason the sun seems to rise and set in the sky? | rotation of the Earth |
What do all planets orbit? | sun |
What will happen if the Earth has extra tilt? | hotter summers and colder winters |
What is considered a sattelite of the moon | Earth |
What will happen to a space shuttle without a heat shield? | burn up on reentry |
How can we explore space without leaving Earth? | telescope |
What are the 2 days of the year when the sun is directly overhead | spring equinox fall equinox |
How many days would it take for you to see the sun rise and set if you were on the moon? | 14 days |
If Mars circled the sun in the same orbit how loung would a Mars year be? | same as Earth |
The moon is a satellite of ______________ | Earth |
The sun is a _____ | star |
Earth's orbit travels around the ______. | sun |
The moon orbits around the ___________ | earth |
Where are craters located? | on the moon |
What season is it on Earth when the North Pole slants away from the sun? | Winter |
If it is noon on Earth, what time is it on the opposite side of Earth? | midnight |
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