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Planets

The Sun The Moon

Rotation vs.

Revolution

SpaceMisc.

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Planets $100

What are the nicknames for the inner vs. outer planets?

Planets $100

Inner Planets: Rocky Planets

Outer Planets: Gas Giants

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What are the inner planets in order from the sun?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

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What are the outer planets in order from the sun?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and

Neptune

Planets $400

What are 2 ways could we draw the solar system? Tell

some pros and cons of each.

Planets $400

Orbital and Linear;Orbital shows that the sun is in

the center of our solar system and linear does not; Linear is

easier to draw; Orbital shows the revolving/ path of the planets

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1. Why don't all planets have 24 hours in a day?

2. 365 hours in a year??

Planets for $5001. Different DAYS: each planet rotates on it’s

axis at different speeds so some planets have shorter or longer days than Earth.

2. Different YEARS: A planet’s distance from the sun determines a planet’s year. The closer a planet is from the sun – shorter their year; farther away a planet is from

the sun – longer year year.

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What is the star at the center of our

solar system called?

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The sun

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What force keeps the planets in

orbit around the sun?

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Gravity

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What do the sun, Earth, and moon have in common?

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They are all spheres, have gravity (but of course different amounts of gravity), all have

atmospheres (Earth’s atmosphere is the only one to

support life though)…

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What are sunspots?

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These are the dark areas that are cooler than the rest of the

sun’s surface.

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Could we live without the sun in our solar system?

What would happen?

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NO! The sun provides energy for us, we need the sun to make food, keep us warm, keep the planets in orbit…What would happen? We’d die of

thirst/starvation, freeze, Earth would be floating around in space…

a disaster!

The Moon for $100

Dude, I just totally wiped out on that

gnarly wave. BTW - what causes tides?

The Moon for $100

Ooooh ya…Dude, it’s due to the

moon and sun’s gravitational pull.

Whew.

The Moon for $200

Why would the same object weigh more on the Earth

than on the moon?

The Moon for $200

The moon has less gravity/gravitatio

nal pull than Earth.

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What phase is the moon in when it travels between

the sun and Earth?

The Moon for $300

new moon

The Moon for $400

1. How long does it take the moon to orbit around

Earth?2. Name things the moon

orbiting helps with.

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1. About 29.5 days/1 month2. Lunar eclipse, solar

eclipse, phases of the moon, daily low tides, daily high tides (Surfs

up, Dude!)

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Why does the moon “glow” at

night?

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The moon “glows” due to the reflection of the sun’s

light!

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What is it called when the moon

goes around Earth and how long

does this take?

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Revolve29.5 days/about 1

month

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What does Earth do in 24

hours/daily?

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Rotate on its axis

**Full day occurrs when Earth does one complete rotation**

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What does the earth do in 1

year/365 days?

R vs. R for $300Revolve around the sun

*Every birthday means you lived another revolution!

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What does the moon do in about 29.5

days/1 month? This is also the reason for the moon’s phases!

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Revolve around earth

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How can 1 person be seeing a sunset while

another person is seeing a sunrise at

the same moment on Earth?

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Earth’s Rotation on it’s axis allows 1 person to

see a sunset while another person is seeing

a sunrise.

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If a high tide starts at 2:30 p.m., when will

the next low tide occur? Next high tide?

Misc. for $100Low tide: 8:30 p.m.

High tide: 2:30 a.m.

(about 6 hours pass between low to high tide; about 12 hours pass between low to

low tide usually)

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Describe the position of the new moon in

space in relation to the sun, Earth, and

moon. Describe where a full moon would be.

Misc. for $200New Moon: the sun is behind the moon;

between the Earth and the sun

Full Moon: when you can see the entire side of the moon; when the Earth is

between the sun and the moon

Misc. for $3001. Which object in space

will you have the least amount of gravity on: Sun, Earth, or Moon2. Most amount of

gravity?

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1. Moon! The moon’s mass/gravitational pull is

1/6 of Earth’s.2. Most: SUN because it has

the most mass/gravitational pull

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What times of day do you see the

biggest shadows? Smallest shadows?

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Biggest shadows: early morning (sun rising from the East) and late afternoon (sun

setting in the West)Smallest shadows: around noon (sun is

above you/middle of the sky)

Misc. for $500Which drawing below would best

represent the flagpole’s shadow at 5:00 p.m.? Why?

A C

B D

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D5:00p.m.

**Because the sun sets in the West & the shadow will be longer the closer it gets to sunset**

Grab Bag for $100 Your shadow changing

throughout the day depends on:

A. Earth’s rotationB. Moon’s orbit

C. Sun’s sky positionD.The way you’re facing the sun

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C. Sun’s sky position

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What is the path that a planet or moon takes as it moves around another object called?

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A revolution (or orbit)

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1. Are we in the Northern or Southern hemisphere?

2. What do the Northern & Southern hemispheres look like on a map?

3. What does that mean in regards to seasons?

Grab Bag for $3001. We are in the Northern Hemisphere.2. Northern Hemisphere is in the “top”

half of Earth; Southern Hemisphere is in the “bottom” half of Earth

3. Places in the Northern hemisphere are in the same season cycle while places in the Southern hemisphere have opposite season cycles as us.

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1. What causes seasons2. What position would

the Northern hemisphere need to be

during the winter? Summer?

Grab Bag for $4001. The tilting of Earth causes season

change.2. Winter: Northern hemisphere tilts

away from sun (less direct sunlight)Summer: Northern hemisphere tilts

towards the sun (more direct sunlight)

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Name all 8 phases of our moon and

describe how each one looks in 10 seconds or less.

It’s a trick question. Go to the next slide.

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Now go to game entitled “Moon Phases – Be the Expert” and play. Good

luck!