Patterns of Earth and Sky Review Flashcards
(24 cards)
What pulls objects towards the Earth?
gravity
How dose gravity work on a football being thrown?
gravity pulls the ball back down after it is thrown
What star is the closet to Earth?
the sun
What season can Orion be seen in?
Winter
What season can Pegasus be seen in?
Fall
What season can Leo be seen in?
Spring
What season can Ophiuchus be seen in?
Summer
Why do we have day and night?
due to the rotation of the Earth
Why do we have years?
due to the orbit of Earth around the sun
Do we see the same stars every night?
No, because the Earth is in orbit
Why can we not see the stars in the daytime?
The sun’s light rays are bright so we cannot see the stars
What is a systematic investigation?
When an investigation is done in a clear and orderly way. Ex: keeping the time the same, staying in the same place to track data of the stars and sun
How does the sun move across the sky?
East to West
When the sun moves closer to straight above us what happens to our shadow?
it gets shorter
At noon where would the sun at and why?
the sun is directly above us because at the Earth rotates the sun looks like it is moving across the sky east to west
Why dose the moon and sun appear to be the same size?
The moon is closer to the Earth compared to the sun
What dose orbit mean?
the year that it takes Earth to go around the sun
What dose year mean?
the time it take to go around the sun
What dose gravity mean?
the force that pulls objects to Earth
What dose data mean?
observations and measurements that are recorded
What is an astronomer?
a person that studies the stars, planets, and other items in space
What is a constellation?
an arrangement of stars
What is the solar system?
is made up of the sun, planets, and star
What is a pattern?
something that happens over and over again
