Name______________________
Period __________________
Do Now March 7 & 8 (first)
1. Planets ________ around the sun, and moons orbit around planets. (E.6.8.1)
a. rotates.
b. spin
c. float
d. revolves.
2. As the Earth ______ on its axis, different sides of the Earth face toward or away from the sun,
thus causing day and night. (E.6.8.1)
a. revolves.
b. rotates.
c. flips
d. floats
3. Invented by ____________ this space telescope was launched into lower Earth orbit and is
still in use today. (E.6.8.1)
a. Galileo
b. Edwin Hubble
c. Georges Lemaitre
d. Aristotle
Name______________________
Period __________________
Do Now: March 9 & 10
1. Earth’s orbital path is a(n)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Eclipse
Cylinder
Elliptical
Geostationary
2. What makes Earth different from other planets?
a)
b)
c)
d)
It orbits a star.
Its life-sustaining characteristics
Has the most mass in our solar system?
Has collided with meteorites.
3. The four inner planets are known as the ______ planets.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Gas Giants
Dwarf
Milky Way
Terrestrial