Science Unit 8

What is another word for rotate?

What does the Earth do when it rotates?

What is a planet?

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

This picture shows a shadow at noon. What will happen to the shadow later in the afternoon?

How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?

How many planets are in the solar system?

What would be the best model to show Earth's rotation?

Which object rotates like Earth?

What causes sunrise and sunset?

You make a model to show how Earth moves around the sun. How can you show Earth's orbit?

Which planet is the second closest to our sun?

What causes the Sun to appear to change during the day?

This picture shows a constellation. The dots form a pattern. What do the dots represent?

What happens when Earth rotates?

Saturn is farther from the Sun than Earth. How is Saturn's orbit different than Earth's orbit?

How many times does the sun seem to rise in one week?

How does the sun appear to change during the day. Select all that apply.

In which group does Earth belong?

You make a model of night and day. What are you doing when you make a model?

How long does it take Earth to rotate once?

You can use a lamp and a globe to model night and day. What will the lamp most likely model?

Which thing is a huge ball of hot gasses that gives off heat and light?

Which is true about the sun when shadows are long?