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Earth, Moon and Sun!

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Earth—A • What would happen if the Earth did not spin on its axis?

Answer Earth—A • We wouldn’t have day and night because the sun would always shine on the same part of the earth.

Earth—B • What are 2 things we have on Earth that allow plants and animals to live here?

Answer Earth – B • Oxygen to breathe and water to drink.

Earth— C • How long does it take for the Earth to go around the Sun one time?

Answer Earth— C • 365 days; one year.

Earth D • What are the two ways the Earth moves?

Answer Earth— D • Earth rotates, or spins. • Earth revolves around the sun in an orbit.

Earth— E • Rotation or Revolution? –When one side of the Earth is having daytime, the other side is having nighttime.

Answer Earth— E • Rotation, because as the Earth spins the Sun shines on different places. Where the Sun is shining, it is daytime.

Moon— A • There is no life on the moon because it: –A. is always hot –B. has too much wind. –C. has too many craters. –D. has no air.

Answer Moon— A • D. has no air.

Moon— B • Which phase of the moon is shown here?

Answer Moon— B • This is a Full Moon

Moon— C • Why does the moon look like it shines?

Answer Moon— C • The moon reflects light from the sun and looks like it is shining.

Moon— D • How long does it take the moon to go through all 8 of its phases?

Answer Moon— D • It takes about 29 days for the moon to travel through all 8 phases. Each phase lasts for just over 3 days.

Moon— E • Can you name each of the 4 main moon phases?

Answer Moon— E • New Moon • First Quarter • Full Moon • Last Quarter

Sun— A • What does the Sun give us that we cannot live without?

Answer Sun— A • The Sun gives us heat and light.

Sun— B • Why are the Sun, Moon and Earth called a system?

Answer Sun— B • The Sun, Moon and Earth are called a system because they work together in movements that cause day and night, the seasons and moon

Sun— C • What happens as the Earth orbits around the sun?

Answer Sun— C • We have different seasons as the earth orbits around the sun.

Sun— D • The part of the Earth tilted toward the Sun is in which season?

Answer Sun— D • Summer, because the sunlight is more direct.

Sun— E • Why do the sun and moon look like they are the same size? Which one is bigger?

Answer Sun— E • They look like they are the same size because the Sun is so much farther away from Earth than the Moon is. • The sun is a lot bigger than the moon.