Moon
Earth
Solar System
Rotation/Revolution
Seasons
Treasure Chest
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Question 100: True or False The Moon rotates on its axis Answer 100: True! Moon 100 | Question 100: What are 2 special features of Earth compared to other planets? Answer 100: Answers may vary Earth 100 | Question 100: What is the largest object in our solar system? Answer 100: The Sun! Solar System 100 | Question 100: How long does it take for the Earth to go one time around the sun? Answer 100: 365 1/4 days Rotation/Revolution 100 | Question 100: How many degrees is Earth tilted on its axis? Answer 100: 23.5 degrees Seasons 100 | Question 100: Draw a picture to show the movement of the Earth, Moon, & Sun. Answer 100: Teacher will check answers! Treasure Chest 100 |
Question 200: True or False The Earth revolves around the Moon Answer 200: False! The Moon revolves around Earth Moon 200 | Question 200: About how long does it take for the moon to go around Earth one time? Answer 200: About one month Earth 200 | Question 200: List the order of the planets Answer 200: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Solar System 200 | Question 200: Why do the stars seem to move across the night sky? Answer 200: Because of Earth's rotation Rotation/Revolution 200 | Question 200: What is the main reason that Earth has seasons? Answer 200: Because of Earth's tilt on its axis Seasons 200 | Question 200: List/describe 2 differences between a star and a planet. Answer 200: Answers will vary Treasure Chest 200 |
Question 300: Compared to Earth, how big is the Moon? (Hint: How many moons could fit across Earth?) Answer 300: 1/4 the diameter (4 moons could fit across Earth) Moon 300 | Question 300: Each day the sun appears to rise in the _______ and set in the _________. Answer 300: The sun rises in the EAST and sets in the WEST Earth 300 | Question 300: Which planets have rings? Answer 300: The outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Solar System 300 | Question 300: What causes day and night on Earth? Answer 300: Earth's rotation Rotation/Revolution 300 | Question 300: What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing? Answer 300: Winter Seasons 300 | Question 300: What happens on the first day of spring and the first day of fall? (vocabulary word) Answer 300: An equinox Treasure Chest 300 |
Question 400: Why does the moon change shape every month? (moon phases) Answer 400: Because the moon revolves around the Earth Moon 400 | Question 400: Earth is the _________ planet from the Sun. Answer 400: 3rd Earth 400 | Question 400: Which planets are larger: inner planets or outer planets? Answer 400: Outer Planets Solar System 400 | Question 400: How long does it take Earth to rotate one time? Answer 400: 24 hours or 1 day Rotation/Revolution 400 | Question 400: Which hemisphere would be recieving direct rays from the sun? Answer 400: The Northern Hemisphere because they would be having summer Seasons 400 | Question 400: How many stars are in our solar system? Answer 400: One=The Sun! Treasure Chest 400 |
Question 500: Is this a lunar or solar eclipse? Answer 500: A lunar eclipse (the Moon is moving into Earth's shadow) Moon 500 | Question 500: What causes the amount of daylight hours to change on Earth throughout the year? Answer 500: Earth's tilt Earth 500 | Question 500: Which star is closest to Earth? Answer 500: The Sun! Solar System 500 | Question 500: Which planet has to travel the farthest during its revolution around the sun? Answer 500: Neptune Rotation/Revolution 500 | Question 500: Pretend that it is summer in Ohio. What season will it be when Earth revolves 1/4 of the way around its orbit? Answer 500: Fall Seasons 500 | Question 500: What would happen to Earth if it moved farther away from the Sun? Answer 500: It would be colder! Treasure Chest 500 |
Question: What is the main cause for changing daylight hours throughout the year?
Answer: Earth's tilt
Daily Double
Topic: Seasons
Question: How long is a light-year? (How many miles?)
Answer: about 6 trillion miles
Topic: Distance
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