What causes day and night?
The earth's rotation on an axis
What movement causes the pattern of Night and day on Earth
The movement is called rotation
How many days does it take the earth to rotate once?
One day
What movement causes one half of the Earth to be day?
How many hours does it take the earth to rotate on its axis?
24 hours
The part of the earth that is not facing the sun is experiencing ________.
Night
This imaginary line is called an axis.
What does it mean to rotate?
It means the earth is spinning like a top.
The part of the earth that is facing the sun is experiencing_____.
Day
When it is sunset in Johnstown, Ohio, what is happening on the other side of the Earth
They are experiencing sunrise!
What part of Earth experiences Night and Day at the same time with each rotation?
One half is day and the other half is Night.
One half.
When it is night time at one point on the Earth, how long will it take that point to be day time?
It will take 12 hours to make a half rotation.