Sun, Earth, and

Moon
I bet you know the answers!
What causes day & night?
Which one is bigger the earth or the moon?
Where does the moon get its light from?
What percent of the earth is always lit by the sun?
How many stars are in our solar system?
How many days does it take for the Earth to revolve
around the sun?
How many low and high tides on Earth every ! hours?
"he Earth#
$is the third planet from the %un&
$is an oblated sphere&
$rotates on its imaginary
a'is counterclockwise every
! hours or ( day&
$appears blue in space
because it is )*+ water&
$revolves around the sun every
,-. days or ( year/
We breathe#
0
20
40
60
80
nitrogen
oxygen
trace
nitrogen 78
oxygen 21
trace 1
per
cen
)0+ nitrogen
(+ o'ygen
(+ argon& neon&
carbon dio'ide&
neon& & krypton
Which one is the smallest?
Which one is the largest?
1an you put these in
si2e order?
3lace the following in
order from largest to
smallest/
4oon
%un
Earth
5nswer# %un& Earth& then moon
"he sun is the largest
6e't in si2e is the Earth/
"he moon is smaller than the Earth/
Which of these
is the biggest
7 "he moon
8 "he Earth
H "he sun
9 9upiter
5nswer# H "he sun
is the largest!
:ur sun is the only star in our solar
system/ "he sun is also the largest
heavenly body in our solar system/
Earth 3atterns& 1ycles& and
1hanges
!he sun heats the Earth
une"en#y, $a%ing the po#es co#d
and the tropics hot, because&
5 the tropics face more directly
toward the sun
; the poles are covered with ice
which causes cold air
1 seasons change
< weather changes

!he $oon re"o#"es around &

7 itself
8 the Earth
H the sun
9 the solar system
"he moon revolves or
orbits the Earth once
every = days/
We all ways see the
same side of the moon
because the moon
rotates and revolves at
about the same speed/
Earth %cience >uestion# rotation
What is rotation? ?define@
"he rotation of the Earth on its a'is causes$
5 days
; months
1 seasons
< years
Aotation causes day & night/
Aotation is the turning
or spinning of the
Earth in one place on
its imaginary a'is/
Aotation of the earth
on its a'is causes day
& night/ ?answer 5@/
Earth %cience >uestion#
Which of these shows
the location of a polar
ice cap?
Which of these shows
the location of the
eBuator?
3olar ice capsC 5 & <
EBuatorC 1
Which of these is caused by the
turning of the Earth?
7 %ummer and winter
8 %tars
H <ay and night
9 4oon phases
"he turning of the Earth causes

<ay &
6ight
When the moon is seen from the
Earth as a whole circle&
it is called a
5 1rescent moon
; 7ull moon
1 Half moon
< 6ew moon
When the moon is seen from the
Earth as a whole circle& it is
called a
7DEE 4::6/
Which of these is the ne't phase
of the moon?
6ew 4oon $$$ Wa'ing 1rescent $$$ ?
7 7ull 4oon
8 Waning 1rescent
H 7irst >uarter
9 Wa'ing 8ibbous
"he ne't maFor phase of the
moon would beG
'irst (uarter)
9ust think about itGthe
6ew moon ?can only get bigger/
:r C Wa'ing@//
"hen comes Wa'ing crescent G
ne't is
7irst BuarterGthen
Wa'ing 8ibbous and then a
7ull 4oon/
"he revolution of the Earth
around the %un takes$
5 a day & night or ( hours
; a week or ) days
1 a month or =$,( days
< a year or ,-. days
"he revolution of the Earth
around the sun
"akes ,-. days
or one year/
6:"E#
<ue to the tilt of the
EarthHs a'is during
revolution& the Earth
e'periences seasons/