Q4 Flashcards- Set 1

Quarter 4 - Astronomy!

Use these flashcards to help you study material from Q4!

Set #1 due: May 8th!

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My Place in Space

smallest

The Earth is ONE of 8 planets in our Solar System

largest

Our Solar System is ONE of billions of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy

The Milky Way Galaxy is ONE of billions of galaxies in our Universe

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Your turn!

Mass vs Weight

MASSamount of ________

WEIGHTpull of _______CHANGES in space**

GRAVITY

MATTER

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MASS changes due to planets gravitational pull

TRUE

FALSE

LOOK CLOSELY

Which planet has the GREATEST gravitational pull?

Venus

Jupiter

Neptune

Saturn

Make sure you are looking at the GRAVITY column

Which planet Can you jump the furthest on?

Mars

Mercury

Saturn

Jupiter

Read the question closely AND look at the length column

Let's explore the 8 planets!

Planet Earth is the ___ planet from the sun.

1st

8th

5th

3rd

Count carefully!

Rotation

vs.

Revolution

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Earth rotates on its axis

The planets revolve around the sun

Earth _______ on its axis.

Earth _______ around sun.

Moon _______ around Earth.

Fill in the blanks- there will be one extra

Rotates

Rotates

Revolves

Revolves

CHECK

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Earth's rotation:

Earth's revolution:

Moon's revolution:

Drag and drop to fill in the blanks:

24 hours

12 hours

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365.25 days (1 year)

29.5 days (1 month)

300 days

20 days

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