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Day, Night, Seasons
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Day, Night, Seasons 100
What causes day and night on Earth?
Day, Night, Seasons 100
The rotation (spinning) of the Earth
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Day, Night, Seasons 200
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one time?
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Day, Night, Seasons 200
Approximately 24 hours
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What causes the seasons on Earth?
Day, Night, Seasons 300
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Day, Night, Seasons 300
The tilt of the Earth’s axis and its revolution (or orbit) around the Sun
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Day, Night, Seasons 400What would the season be in the northern
hemisphere in the picture below?
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Day, Night, Seasons 400
Summer
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Day, Night, Seasons 500
Draw a picture of the Earth and Sun that shows winter in the Northern
Hemisphere.
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Day, Night, Seasons 500
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SunEarth
Planets 100
Which planet is the only one known to support life?
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Planets 100
Earth!
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Planets 200
Which planets is known for its large rings?
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Planets 200
Saturn
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Planets 300
Which planet is the biggest?
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Planets 300
Jupiter
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Planets 400
Which planet is the furthest from the Sun?
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Planets 400
Neptune (Pluto is not a planet)
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Planets 500
Name the planets in order from the Sun
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Planets 500
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Pluto)
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Newton’s Laws 100
What is an example of force = mass X acceleration?
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Newton’s Laws 100
It takes more force to push a full shopping cart than an empty one
because a full cart has more mass.
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Newton’s Laws 200
What is an example of Newton’s Law that says that for every action, there is
an equal and opposite reaction?
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Newton’s Laws 200
Newton’s Cradle – when you lift and drop one of the balls, the ball on the
opposite side goes up.
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Newton’s Laws 300
Explain each of Newton’s three laws.
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Newton’s Laws 300
First Law: Objects resist changes in motion (inertia)
Second Law: The greater the mass of an object the greater the force needed to change its motion. (Force = Mass X Acceleration)
Third Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
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Newton’s Laws 400
What force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
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Newton’s Laws 400
Gravity
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Newton’s Laws 500
Define gravity and explain the two factors that affect an object’s gravity
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Newton’s Laws 500
Gravity is: All objects are attracted to one another
The two factors that affect gravity are the mass of the object and the
distance to the object.
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Eclipses 100
What is an eclipse?
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Eclipses 100
When the light from the Sun or the moon is blocked
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Eclipses 200
What causes a solar eclipse?
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Eclipses 200
When the moon blocks the Sun
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Eclipses 300
What causes a lunar eclipse?
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Eclipses 300
When the shadow of the Earth covers the moon
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Eclipses 400What kind of eclipse is being shown in the picture
below?
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moon
Eclipses 400
Solar eclipse
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Eclipses 500
Draw a diagram of a lunar eclipse
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Eclipses 500
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Moon Phases 100
What causes “moon glow”?
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Moon Phases 100
Sunlight reflecting off of the moon
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Moon Phases 200
Why are moon rocks and Earth rocks similar?
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Moon Phases 200
Scientists believe that the moon used to be part of the Earth
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Moon Phases 300
Why does it look like the moon phases are changing shape?
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Daily Double!!!
Moon Phases 300
Due to the position and angle of the Sun, moon, and Earth, it looks like the
moon is changing shape. Really, humans on Earth are seeing the whole moon with a shadow covering part of
it.
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Moon Phases 400What moon phase is being shown in the picture
below?
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Moon Phases 400
Half Moon
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Moon Phases 500
Draw a diagram that shows the position of the moon, Earth, and Sun at a full
moon
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Moon Phases 500
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