Space Review

Space Review

Earth's Rotation

• Rotation = Spin

• Takes 24 hours or 1 day

• Rotates on a tilted axis

• Causes Day and Night

• Rotates from West to East

• Different parts of Earth are experiencing different times of day

Multiple Choice

Earth is spins on its ________.

• axis

• equator

Multiple Select

Earth's rotation causes______ and _______.

• day

• summer

• night

• winter

Multiple Choice

One rotation takes _______.

• 525,600 minutes

• 1 year

• 12 days

• 24 hours

Earth's Revolution

• Revolution = Orbit

• Takes 365.25 days or 1 year

• causes the 4 seasons

• tilted toward the sun =summer

• tilted away from sun = winter

Multiple Select

Earths revolution and _______ _____ causes the four seasons.

• north pole

• seven continents

• tilted axis

• spinning

Multiple Choice

When the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun they are in ___________.

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

Constellations

• Circumpolar = visible all year

• Seasonal = visible only at certain times

• 13 Zodiac constellations

• Most are named after Greek mythology

• helped people navigate & track planting seasons

Multiple Choice

Constellations that can only be seen during parts of the year are called.....

• super constellations

• salty constellations

• seasonal constellations

• sometimes constellations

Multiple Select

Zodiac constellations _________

(click all that apply)

• are seasonal constellations

• correspond to your birthday

• are the largest constellations

• are the only constellations you can see

Open Ended

Why were constellations important in the past?

Space Rocks

• Comets= "dirty snowballs" made of dust and ice found far out it the milky way

• Asteroids = large space rocks in orbit between Mars and Jupiter (asteroid belt)

• Meteor = "shooting star" flash of light seen when space rocks enter Earth's atmosphere

Multiple Choice

Another name for a comet is _________.

• "asteroid belt"

• "dirty snowball"

• "shooting star"

• "space trash"

Multiple Choice

Meteors are found ________.

• in deep space.

• Earth's atmosphere.

• Meteor Belt.

• on the ground.

Multiple Choice

Asteroids are made of______.

• ice

• gas

• dust

• rock