Earth, Sun and Moon Review 4.8

The motion of the earth around the sun and Earth's tilt on its axis mostly affects the-

• phases of the moon

• timing of the tides

• cycle of the seasons

• length of a month

What takes about 1 year to complete?

• One revolution of the Earth around the Sun

• The Sun's orbit around the Earth

• The Moon's orbit around Earth

• One rotation of Earth on its axis

The scientist who first used a telescope to look into space was?

• Aristotle

• Ptolmey

• Copernicus

• Galileo

Name the next phase of the moon. New moon, Waxing Crescent, __________.

• Full Moon

• waning crescent

• first quarter

• waxing gibbous

Why would you need to build a model of the solar system?

• To see how far away it is

• To show the differences in size, shape, distance and location of everything

• To have fun making crafts

• To see the size of the Sun

Earth is different from the Sun and Moon because...

• it has storms

• it is made of rock

• it doesn't revolve the sun

• Its surface is constantly changing

How long does it take from the moon to revolve earth?

• 1 day

• 1 month

• 1 year

• 24 days

How long does it take earth to make one complete rotation?

• 1 year

• 1 month

• 24 days

• 24 hours

Who believed the planets revolve around the sun?

• Artistotle

• Newton

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

What is this describing. " It is about 110 times the diameter of the Earth, an average sized star and about 4.6 billion years old?"

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Jupiter