Name: _________________________________

Earth, Moon, and Sun Online Exploration Worksheet

Sun
1. Without the Sun, Earth would be very _____________ and ______________.
2. Earth and the other planets in our solar system ________________ the Sun.
3. The Sun is the ________________ star to Earth.
4. Shadows are long in the _______________ and evening, but short at
____________.
5. The Sun rises in the _______________ and sets in the ________________.
Earth
1. The atmosphere provides ______________ and carbon dioxide.
2. The Earth takes _________________ to rotate once.
3. Rotation causes _________________ and __________________.
4. The Earth takes __________________ to orbit the Sun.
5. The line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole through the
Earth is known as the Earths _________________.
Moon
1. Like the Sun and Earth, the Moon is a __________________.
2. ______________ were formed on the Moon by asteroids and meteors hitting
the Moons surface.
3. The Moon is held in orbit around the Earth by ______________.
4. The shining is the Suns light being _____________ off the Moons surface.
5. It takes the Moon _________ days to orbit the Earth.