Space Days

10/10/2020 6:06:00 PM
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Days in the space. Image: peoplelovescience.com

Do you know?

  • The Earth takes approximately 24 hours to rotate once.
  • Among other planets, Mars spins once in a little under 25 Earth-hours, while Jupiter spins so fast that its day is less than 10 hours long.

Let's explore more about Space Days!

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How long is a day on each planet? Image: yogimehtab.com

Listen and choose the correct answer.

  • According to the audio, what is one day?
  • How long is a day on Mars?
According to the audio, what is one day?
  • The spin of the Earth
  • The tops in space
  • The time it takes a planet to rotate once
How long is a day on Mars?
  • 20 hours long
  • 25 hours long
  • 10 hours long

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

What is a day? How do we how long a day is? The  of a day depends on what planet you are on!

The length of a day on Earth is based on Earth's . The Earth, and all planets, spin like tops in space. The time it takes the Earth to rotate - or spin around once - is what we call one day.

On other , days have different lengths. This is because the planets rotate at different speeds. Mars rotates only a little bit slower than Earth. A Mars day is about 25 hours long.

But Jupiter rotates much faster than Earth. A day on Jupiter is only about 10 hours long! How strange would it be for the sun to rise, set, and then rise again in only 10 hours?

Read and answer the following questions.

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The length of a day is different on each planet. Image: dayfinders.com

What is a day? How do we measure how long a day is? The length of a day depends on what planet you are on!

The length of a day on Earth is based on Earth's rotation. The Earth, and all planets, spin like tops in space. The time it takes the Earth to rotate - or spin around once - is what we call one day.

On other planets, days have different lengths. This is because the planets rotate at different speeds. Mars rotates only a little bit slower than Earth. A Mars day is about 25 hours long.

But Jupiter rotates much faster than Earth. A day on Jupiter is only about 10 hours long! How strange would it be for the sun to rise, set, and then rise again in only 10 hours?

A day on Jupiter is about _____ less than that on Mars.
  • 10 hours
  • 35 hours
  • 15 hours
  • 14 hours
What is the length of a day based on?
  • What planet you are on
  • Earth's rotation
  • Jupiter's rotation
  • Mar's rotation
If you were on Mars, your day would be _____ than that on Earth.
  • much longer
  • a little shorter
  • a bit longer

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

  • The length of Earth day is based on the rotation of the Earth.
  • Days have the same length on any planets.
  • Planets spin around at different speeds.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. How do we how long a day is?
  2. The of a day depends on what planet you are on!
  3. The length of a day on Earth is based on Earth's .
  4. On other , days have different lengths. 

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. The baby didn't cry for the entire of the film.
  2. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are all in our solar system.
  3. He the frame before mounting the picture.
  4. The of a larger planet is slower than that of a smaller planet.