Characteristics

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Characteristics of Stars
The Moon
Characteristics of Earth
Motion Moves!
Planets
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• Complete the data table

Stars Our Sun
Different Colors ?
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• Our Sun is a yellow star!

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• Complete the data table

Stars Our Sun
Stars are different sizes. ?
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• Our Sun is a medium sized star.

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• Which star would appear brightest?
• The star that is farthest away.
• The star that is hottest.
• The star that is smallest.
• The star that is coldest.

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• Which star would appear brightest?
• B. The star that is hottest.

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• Why does the Sun look so much bigger than all the
  other stars in the sky?
• Because the Sun is yellow.
• Because the Sun is medium-sized.
• Because the Sun is the hottest star.
• Because the Sun is the closest star to Earth.

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• Why does the Sun look so much bigger than all the
  other stars in the sky?
• D
• Because the Sun is the closest star to Earth.

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• Which star in the data table below is our Sun?

Color Size Age Distance from Earth
Star A Yellow Large Middle Far
Star B Red Medium Old Far
Star C Yellow Medium Middle Close
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Color Size Age Distance from Earth
Star C Yellow Medium Middle Close
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• What measure of time can be taken from the Moons
  revolution around the Earth?
• About a day
• About a week
• About a month
• About a year

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• What measure of time can be taken from the Moons
  revolution around the Earth?
• C
• about a month

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• Our Moon is actually the given name of the object
  that orbits our planet. What is the scientific
  name for our Moon?
• sphere
• orbiter
• artificial turf
• natural satellite

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• What is the scientific name for our Moon?
• D
• natural satellite

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• Which model below is an accurate representation
  of the relationship between the Earth and Moon?

A The Earth revolves around the Moon .
B The Moon revolves around the Earth.
C The Moon revolves around the Earth.
D The Moon revolves around the Earth.
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The Moon revolves around the Earth.

• C

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• Name another word that refers to anything related
  to the Moon.

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• LUNAR
• (not looney!)

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• Earths rotation causes which of the following?
• The appearance of seasons on the Moon
• The appearance of craters on the Moon
• The appearance of the Moon moving across the sky.
• The appearance of shadows on the Moon.

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• Earths rotation causes which of the following?
• C
• The appearance of the Moon moving across the sky.

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C
D
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B

• If Earth is at Point D, where will it be in 3
  months?
• Point A
• Point B
• Point C
• Point D

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C
D
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B

• B

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C
D
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B

• If Earth were at Point B, where would it be 5
  years later?
• Point A
• Point B
• Point C
• Point D

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C
D
A
B

• B

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• We know that the Earth is mostly covered in
  water. We also know that most of the water on
  Earth is salt water. Of the freshwater on Earth,
  where is most freshwater found?
• lakes
• the air
• rivers
• glaciers

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• D - Glaciers!

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• Complete the table.
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Earth Earths Orbit
Shape
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• Earths shape is spherical!

Earths orbits shape is elliptical!
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• This picture of a seashell was taken at what time
  on a summer day?
• North
• West
  East
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  South

1. 6 a.m.
2. 12 noon
3. 6 p.m.
4. 12 midnight

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• C - 6 p.m.

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• Which motion causes day and night?
• A. Rotation
• B. Revolution
• C. Spinning
• D. Vibrating

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• The length of daylight changes as the seasons
  change on Earth. What are the reasons for the
  seasons?
• A. Rotation and revolution
• B. The tilt of the Earths axis and rotation
• C. Orbiting and gravity
• D. The tilt of the Earths axis and revolution

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• D
• The tilt of the Earths axis and revolution

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• Which motion moves counterclockwise?
• A. Earths rotation, but not its revolution
• B. Earths revolution, but not its rotation
• C. Both Earths rotation and revolution
• D. Neither Earths rotation nor its revolution

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• C

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• Which diagram is correct?
• A
  B

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• A

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• Which statement about motion is true?
• People count their age by the rotation of Earth.
• People count their age by the rotation of the
  Moon.
• People count their age by the revolution of
  Earth.
• People count their age by the revolution of the
  Moon.

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• C
• People count their age by the revolution of Earth
  around the Sun.

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• Earth is the __ planet from the Sun?
• A. 1st
• B. 3rd
• C. 7th
• D. 9th

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• B

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• Which list shows the correct planet order
  according to the closest planet from the Sun to
  the furthest planet from the Sun?
• Pluto, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Neptune,
  Uranus,
• Saturn, Jupiter
•  B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
  Uranus,
• Neptune 
• C. Earth, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, Venus,
  Jupiter,
• Uranus
•  D. Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars,
  Earth, Venus,
• Mercury

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• B

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• A year on planet Joseph is 120 days. A year on
  planet Miller is 880 days. Use the diagram to
  estimate the length of a year on planet Gillund.

A. 1000 days B. 750 days C. 500 days D. 350 days
Miller
Gillund
Joseph
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• D
• Notice Gillunds orbit is slightly closer to
  Joseph than to Miller!

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• How much of a planet experiences daytime at the
  same time?
• A. ¼
• B. ½
• C. Almost all
• D. ¾

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• B

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• Name one major difference between the inner
  planets and the outer planets?

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• Possible Answers
• The inner planets are crowded together, the outer
  planets are spread apart
• The inner planets are smaller than the outer
  planets
• The inner planets are made of rock, the outer
  planets are made of gases
• The inner planets have more less than the outer
  planets
• The inner planets have craters, the outer planets
  do not
• The inner planets do not have rings, the outer
  planets do
• The inner planets are closer to the Sun, the
  outer planets are farther away from the Sun.