Spaceship Earth Review

Front

Shadows are ______ during winter because of the angle of the sun.

Back

longer

Front

What in the night sky can tell you what season it is?

Back

constellations

Front

___________ is the curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet).

Back

orbit

Front

In summer, the sun takes a ______________ path across the sky.

Back

higher

Front

Why don't all the constellations appear at the same time?

Back

the Earth is facing in the other direction

Front

In a drawing of the solar system, the sun should appear much __________ than the planets.

Back

larger

Front

_________ is the natural force that tends to cause physical things to move towards each other: the force that causes things to fall towards the Earth.

Back

Gravity

Front

Planets can sustain life if they have ____________________.

Back

water and sun

Front

True or False? In a drawing of the solar system, the planets are all the same distance apart.

Back

False

Front

A __________________ is a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name.

Back

constellation