Looking at the Earth! | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids

The video explores drawing space-related art, focusing on Earth's appearance from space. It discusses what can be seen from different distances, like continents and oceans, and explains how to create maps. The video also answers a viewer's question about Earth's tilt, attributing it to a collision with a planet called Theia, which also formed the moon.

What did Squeaks decide to draw in the art project?

• A fort

• A mountain

• The Earth as seen from space

• A space shuttle

What can astronauts on the ISS see from space?

• Small ponds

• Specific trees

• Individual houses

• Continents and oceans

What are the large white areas at the top and bottom of Earth?

• Clouds

• Ice at the poles

• Deserts

• Forests

What is a map?

• A list of places

• A drawing of a single object

• A model showing where things are located

• A photograph of a place

How did the Earth get its tilt?

• A baby planet called Theia collided with Earth

• The rotation of the Earth

• A large asteroid hit Earth

• The gravitational pull of the moon

What formed as a result of Theia's collision with Earth?

• The continents

• The moon

• The sun

• The oceans

What is necessary to create your own map?

• A telescope and a ruler

• A globe and a compass

• A camera and a computer

• Paper and something to draw with