Solar System Assignment (over the Christmas break)

For Classes 701 and 703 ONLY:
As you know, you are going to learn content from the 8th grade this year. To get you started, you are going to learn about the Earth, Moon, and Seasons for now. So watch the videos/slideshows on these websites in the order shown, then answer all the questions that follow. It is very important that you watch all these videos because you WILL be tested on these topics in the 8th grade, plus in my class. Remember, the only time you will learn about these topics is now. So pay careful attention to the videos and answer all the questions at the end of this post.

Go to the StudyJams website. Once you are on there, click on the "Science" tab. Then, click on either arrow until you find the SOLAR SYSTEM topic. After watching the 3 Videos/Slideshows shown below, click on the "Test Yourself" Questions and answer them. So click on Study Jams to get to the website and these are the videos/slideshows to watch:
a) Gravity & Inertia
b) A Day on Earth
c) The Moon


*These first two Astronomy websites below are very useful too and will help you answer the questions if you need extra assistance. And the last two websites have interactive games on Astronomy as well:
Kids Astronomy
Cosmos 4 Kids
Interactive Astronomy Website
Games on Earth, Sun, & Moon


*Also, don't forget that you can use the Study Guide I gave you that summarizes all the main topics from the 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades.


Then, at the end after you finished watching all the videos/slideshows, answer the 17 questions found below. Write out the Questions and Answers in your notebook!!! ***IF YOU PREFER TO PRINT OUT THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM ON PAPER, JUST CLICK ON THIS LINK-- Solar System Assignment Questions
This will be due on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

QUESTIONS: 
1) What causes day and night?
2) How long does it take Earth to make 1 one complete revolution?
3) Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer and farther away in the winter. Is this true? Explain.
4) The imaginary line around which Earth spins is its _______.
5) The spinning of Earth on its axis is called ____________. This spinning causes the length of one day to be _____________.
6) In New York State, an observer will usually see the Sun rise in the ________ and set in the _______.
7) Describe Earth's orbital shape in 1 sentence.
8) Seasons are the result of Earth's ___________ and _________.
9) The number of daylight hours varies during the year. What does the length of daylight depend on?
10) Which force keeps all the planets in orbit around the Sun?
11) Why are we able to see the Moon?
12) The moon revolves around _________, while Earth orbits the _________.
13) Explain why we always see the same side of the Moon?
14) How long does it take the Moon to make 1 revolution (orbit) around Earth?
15) What causes us to see the different Moon phases? How long does it take the Moon to go through one complete phase change (from one full Moon to the next)?
16) Why do objects on the Moon feel lighter, compared to here on Earth?
17) Most objects in the solar system have a regular and predictable motion. Explain this statement in your own words.