e. o. lawrence elementary school canton, sd earth in space unit
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E. O. Lawrence Elementary School
Canton, SD
Earth in Space Unit
A: B:circle sphere
#1Earth’s shape is a ___________.
C: D:square hexagon
sphere
A: B:Earth travels farther away from the sun at night.
#2.We have days and nights because __________.
C: D: the moon gets in the way of the earth.
the sun cools down at night.
the earth rotates.
the earth rotates
A: B:the sun the moon
#3Earth revolves around _____.
C: D:Jupiter the equator
the sun
A: B:Earth Saturn
#4The largest planet is
C: D:Jupiter Mars
Jupiter
A: B:Canada. the Rocky Mountains.
#5It is hottest on Earth near ___________.
C: D:Australia. the Equator.
the Equator.
A: B:1 month 12 hours
#6It takes _______ for the earth to make one
complete rotation.
C: D:1 year 24 hours
24 hours
A: B:shorter lighter yellow
#7It is colder at the North Pole because
the sun’s rays are ___________.
C: D:weaker straighter
weaker
A: B:Mars and Jupiter Mars and the Moon
#8The two planets closest to Earth are ________ and _________.
C: D:Mars and Venus Venus and Mercury
Mars and Venus
A: B:Equator axis
#9Earth spins on an imaginary line
called a (n) ________.
C: D:phase revolution
axis
A: B:orbit cycle
#10Earth revolves or travels in a(n)
_______ around the Sun.
C: D:phase atmosphere
orbit
A: B:turns and spins orbits and gravitates
#11The two ways that Earth moves are
that it _______ and ________.
C: D:revolves and rotates leans and phases
revolves and rotates
A: B:365 365 1/4
#12How many days will it take the earth to
revolve around the sun in 2006?
C: D:356 1/4 366
365 ¼ days
A: B:the sun moves farther
away from the earth.
the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun
#13It is colder in North America in the winter because _______.
C: D:the weatherman predicts it.
The North Pole is tilted toward the Sun
the North Pole is tilted away from
the Sun.
A: B:July February
#14The Sun is highest in the sky
in which month?
C: D:November December
July
A: B:1 million ½ million
#15Approximately how many earths would
fit inside the sun?
C: D:1 thousand 2 million
1 million
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