Q4 Flashcards- Set 2

Quarter 4 - Astronomy!

Use these flashcards to help you study material from Q4!

Set #2 due: May 15th!

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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

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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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Earth is tiltedon its _______.

AXIS

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Earth also has a day and night line!

1/2 of Earth is always in _______1/2 of Earth is always in _______

DAYLIGHT

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DARKNESS

Why do we experience day and night?

____________

ROTATION!

50% of the Earth always faces the sun (daylight) and 50% always faces away from the sun (night).

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Don't get the two confused! They are different

What line shows that Earth is tilted on its axis?

Pink

Yellow

Day and Night Line vs. Earth's Axis

Drag and drop the labels:

Equator

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Earth's Tilt

Day/Night line

SUN

50% Night

50% Day

Use the picture to help you answer the question:

The sun rises in the _____

North

East

South

West

sunrise

sunset

Use the picture to help you answer the question:

The sun SETS in the _____

North

East

South

West

Earth (WE) spins from

_________ to _________

WEST

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EAST

Shadows change based on...

1. _______ of day

2. _______

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Remember: the sun changes its position in the sky!

TIME

Season

Use the pictures to help you answer the question:

when are shadows the shortest?

12 (noon)

morning

evening

The sun is its _______ point in the sky at noon. This leads to a short shadow (no angle).The __________ and _________ will have LONGER shadows because of the angle of the sun (sun is lower in the sky).

HIGHEST

EVENING

MORNING

Great!

The sun is its _______ point in the sky at noon. This leads to a short shadow (no angle).The __________ and _________ will have LONGER shadows because of the angle of the sun (sun is lower in the sky).

HIGHEST

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EVENING

MORNING