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Sun, Earth,  and Moon

Sun, Earth, and Moon

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Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS1-1

+12

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Lauren Olivares

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24 Slides • 30 Questions

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Sun, Earth, and Moon

by Lauren Olivares

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​The Sun

​The sun is a star and is the center of our galaxy.

​The sun is a yellow dwarf star that formed over 4.6 Billion years ago.

​The Sun is made up mostly of gasses called hydrogen and helium.

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​Layers of the Sun

  • Core- the core is about 27 million degrees Celsius and made up of helium (gas).

  • 3 outer layers

    • Photosphere

    • Chromosphere

    • Corona

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Photosphere

  • ​Photosphere- the visible surface of the sun that gives off sunlight. It is also the coolest layers.

  • It has different colors, orange, yellow, and red.

  • Sun spots, or strong magnetic fields appear here.

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​Chromosphere

  • This layers glows red.

  • ​Occasionally solar flares can be seen exploding in this layer.

  • ​Solar Flare- violent explosions on the sun.

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​Corona

​Corona- is the outermost layer of the atmosphere. It looks like the sun's halo or crown.

​The coronoa can best be seen during an eclipse.

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​Layers of the Earth

  1. Crust

  2. Mantle

  3. Outer Core

  4. Inner Core​

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​The Crust

  • ​The Crust is the outermost and thinnest layer. It is solid and the coolest.

  • ​2 types of Crust

    • ​Continental Crust-above sea level

    • Oceanic Crust-below sea level.

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​Mantle

Mantle- Layers of the Earth between the crust and the core. It is solid.

​The thickest layer made up of the upper mantle and the lower mantle.

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​Core

Center of the Earth, made up of 2 layers.

  • ​Outercore- liquid layer located beneath the mantle.

  • ​Innercore- solid center of the planet. Hottest part of the earth.

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​Atmosphere

​Atmosphere- layer of gas that surrounds the Earth and protects it from asteroids and too much heat.

​2 Layers- upper atmosphere and lower atmosphere.

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​Layers of the Moon

  1. Crust

  2. Mantle

  3. Outer Core

  4. Inner Core

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​The Crust

  • ​The Crust is the outermost and thinnest layer. It is solid and rocky.

  • The surface has thousands of pits called craters.

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​Mantle

Mantle- Layers of the Moon between the crust and the core.

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​Core

Center of the Moon, made up of 2 layers.

  • ​Outercore- liquid layer located beneath the mantle.

  • ​Innercore- solid center of the moon made of iron and nickel.

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​Atmosphere

​Atmosphere- the moon has no atmosphere which leads to it being hit by meteors and asteroids.

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Multiple Choice

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Which type of eclipse is this
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Solar Eclipse
2
Lunar Eclipse

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Multiple Choice

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What is an explosion on the sun that gives out huge amounts of energy?
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Sun Spot
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Solar Flare
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Sun Ray
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Sun Gases

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Multiple Choice

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What are spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun?
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Solar Flares
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Corona
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Sun Spots
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Sun Rays

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Multiple Choice

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Which layer of the sun is the hottest?
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Photosphere
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Chromosphere
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Corona
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Core

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Multiple Choice

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What is the sun made out of?
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fire and lava
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gases
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magma
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flames

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Multiple Choice

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How does the sun keep all of the planets in orbit?
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The pull of its gravity
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the flames give it power
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the sun spots
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The solar flares guide them

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Multiple Choice

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The SUN is an average sized star. 
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True
2
False

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Multiple Choice

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The most common elements in the SUN are 
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carbon and oxygen
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water and carbon dioxide
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calcium and potassium
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hydrogen and helium

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Multiple Choice

The Sun is a

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Yellow Super Giant

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Yellow Dwarf

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White Dwarf

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Yellow Giant

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Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the earth's layers from inside to outside?

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inner core, mantle, outer core, crust

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outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

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crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

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inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

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Multiple Choice

Which is the thinnest layer?

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crust

2

mantle

3

outer core

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inner core

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Multiple Choice

Which is the coolest layer?

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crust

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mantle

3

outer core

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inner core

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Multiple Choice

Which is the hottest layer?

1

crust

2

mantle

3

outer core

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inner core

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Multiple Select

Select ALL layers that are liquid/molten rock.

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crust

2

mantle

3

outer core

4

inner core

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Multiple Select

Select ALL layers that are solid.

1

crust

2

mantle

3

outer core

4

inner core

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Multiple Choice

A layer of air that surrounds Earth to keep us warm is called ...
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atmosphere
2
Sun's rays
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ozone layer
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air pressure

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Multiple Choice

The Earth's atmosphere is mainly made of
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water
2
snow
3
wax
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air

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Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the layers from hottest to coolest?

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crust, inner core, mantle, outer core

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mantle, inner core, outer core, crust

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inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

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crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

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Multiple Choice

The moon ____________ around the Earth.
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revoloves
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rotates
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up
4
down

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Multiple Choice

How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth?
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365 days
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24 days
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27.5 days
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24 hours

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Multiple Choice

large round pits on the moon created by meteoroid impacts

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craters

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highlands

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mare

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maria

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Multiple Choice

True or False: The moon does not have layers (core, mantle, crust).

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False

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True

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Multiple Choice

What is a moon?

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an asteroid

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a space object that orbits around a planet

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a space object that orbits around a star

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​Phases of the Moon

Every month the moon goes through phases.​

​Phases of the moon is caused by the position of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.

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​Why the Moon Appears Brighter and Darker

​Phase- each look of the moon depending on the illumination(amount of light).

Waxing- gaining more illumination/getting brighter

Waning- losing illumination/getting dimmer.

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​8 Phases of the Moon

  1. New Moon

  2. Waxing Crescent

  3. 1st Quarter

  4. ​Waxing Gibous

  5. ​Full Moon

  6. ​Waning Gibous

  7. ​3rd Quarter

  8. ​Waning Crescent

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​Moon Positions

  • ​Lunar phases depends on the position of the Moon, Earth and Sun.

  • ​Full Moon- Moon, Earth, Sun

  • ​New Moon- Earth, Moon, Sun

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Multiple Choice

The side of the moon facing the earth is not illuminated. We can not see the moon.

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Full Moon

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First Quarter Moon

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New Moon

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Last Quarter

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Multiple Choice

The right half of the moon is illuminated.

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Last Quarter

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Gibbous

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First Quarter

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Multiple Choice

Most of the moon's surface is illuminated except for a sliver on the right side.

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Multiple Choice

Small sliver of the moon is illuminated on the right side.

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New Moon

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Waning Gibbous

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Last Quarter

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Waxing Crescent

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Multiple Choice

The entire side of the moon facing earth is illuminated.

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Full Moon

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New Moon

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First Quarter

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Waxing Crescent

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Multiple Choice

The moon is appearing to get larger

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Waxing

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Waning

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Gibbous

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Crescent

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Multiple Choice

The moon is appearing to get smaller

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Waxing

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Waning

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Crescent

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Gibbous

Sun, Earth, and Moon

by Lauren Olivares

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