Life Science Unit 1 Take-Home Assessment

Place the planets in the correct list: Inner Planets or Outer Planets. Inner Planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Outer Planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Fill in the blanks with the celestial bodies vocabulary words. Click on the blank to access the drop-down list. 1. Asteroids are small, rocky celestial bodies that orbit the sun. They are most commonly found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.2. From Earth we can typically spot comets traveling in space by their bright tails.3. A meteoroid is a small body traveling through space. When it enters the Earth's atmosphere, it becomes a meteor.4. When it lands on Earth, it becomes a meteorite. Tides Watch the video about TIDES and complete the sentences that follow. Use the video "Ocean's Tides Explained" to complete the following sentences. Click on the blank to access the drop-down list. 1. The two force arrows are the same length, showing the gravitational attractions are of equal strength.2. The moon pulls on the ocean closest to it, and makes it bulge outwards.3. The strength of gravity is greater when objects are closer.4. Earth experiences two high and low tideseach day.5. Since the Earth has to catch up with the moon's rotation, the next day's high tide is about 50 minutes later. Moon Phases Watch the following video to help you fill in the moon phases. Phases of the Moon COPY AND PASTE the following terms in the correct blanks: New Moon -- Full Moon -- Waxing Crescent -- Waning Crescent -- Waxing Gibbous -- Waning Gibbous -- First Quarter -- Third Quarter Full Moon New Moon First Quarter Third Quarter Waxing Crescent Waxing Gibbous Waning Gibbous Waning Crescent Fill in the blanks about Earth's Movement. Click on the blank to access the drop-down list. The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called rotation, and it takes the Earth 24 hoursto complete one. The movement of the Earth around the sun in path is called revolution, and it takes the Earth 365 daysto complete one. Seasons Watch the following video to complete the following sentences about seasons. 1. The Sun's light shines differently on Earth at different times of the year.2. The North Pole tips away from the sun during winter.3. As Earth orbits the Sun, we change from winter to spring.4. The North Pole is tipping towardthe Sun during the summer months, and the Sun stays in the sky for a longer time.5. While it's summer in the Northern hemisphere, it's winter in the Southern hemisphere because of Earth's tilt. Match the vocabulary word with its definition. Click the word and drag your mouse to the definition to connect the line. geocentric model the Earth is the middle of the Solar System heliocentric model the Sun is the middle of the Solar System equator imaginary line separating the Northern and Southern hemispheres of the Earth prime meridian imaginary line separating the Eastern and Western hemispheres of the Earth Where is the asteroid belt located? by the Sun between the inner and outer planets between Venus and Earth between Saturn and Uranus Which body in the solar system usually contains an atmosphere? an asteroid a planet a meteor a comet Astronomers view objects in space through scientific instruments known as — microscope binoculars telescope barometer During which phase does the Moon receive sunlight only on the side facing away from Earth? Full Moon New Moon Waning Gibbous Waxing Gibbous Earth is different from the other planets in our solar system because it — orbits a star has collided with meteorites has oceans and lakes makes up the majority of our solar system Which of these has the strongest gravitational field? Sun Earth Saturn Jupiter Which characteristic is common to the four outer planets in our solar system? low mass high density fast revolution gaseous composition The Earth is tilted on its Axis -- 23.5° 20.5° 30° 98.6° What is the correct order of the inner planets? Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter Mercury, Saturn, Earth, Venus Tides are caused by -- the pull of the Earth's gravity the pull of the Moon's gravity the pull of the Sun's gravity Earth's rotation What is the correct order of the outer planets? Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Uranus Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune