17-Earth in Space
Lessons
In what ways does Earth move?
What are the parts of the solar system?
What are comets and asteroids?
What is known about the moon?
Vocabulary
solar system revolution
axis rotation
space probe comet
asteroid satellite
Moon phases
Lesson 1, In what ways does Earth move?
What is in our solar system?
What is an orbit?
What is a rotation?
How does the Earth rotate?
How long is one rotation of the Earth?
What does the rotation of the Earth on its axis cause?
What is a revolution?
How long is one revolution?
What does one revolution of the Earth cause?
Which parts of the year do we have about equal hours of day and night?
Lesson 2, What are the parts of the solar system?
What is a planet?
What is the average distance between Earth and the Sun?
What is the unit of measurement for planet distance?
Which planets have the fastest and smallest orbit?
What is a dwarf planet?
What are space probes?
What are some names of space probes?
Which are inner planets?
Which are outer planets?
What are gas giants?
Lesson 3, What are comets and asteroids?
What is a comet?
What is a coma?
What is an asteroid?
Where can you find an asteroid belt?
What is a meteoroid?
What is a meteor?
What is meteorite?
Lesson 4, What is known about the moon?
What is a satellite?
How can you describe the moon’s surface?
How long does it take the moon to complete on revolution around the Earth?
What does the new moon look like?
What does the full moon look like?
What does the first quarter moon look like?
What does the crescent moon look like?
What does the waxing moon look like?
What does the waning moon look like?
What are tides?
