Earth in Rotation
This is Earth's spinning motion on its axis.
What is rotation?
We see different amounts of the Moon's illuminated half during these
What are Moon phases?
This model places Earth at the cente
What is geocentric?
This measurement tells the distance across the center of a planet.
What is diameter?
Information gathered using your senses or tools is called this.
What is an observation?
This Earth motion takes about 365 days
What is revolution?
This occurs when the Moon moves between Earth and the Sun.
What is a solar eclipse?
This model places the Sun at the center of the solar system.
What is heliocentric model?
Scientists use this unit to describe distances within the solar system
What is an astronomical unit (AU)?
In CER, the “E” stands for this.
What is evidence?
Earth's rotation causes this daily pattern.
What are day and night?
This object's gravity has the greatest influence on Earth's tide
What is the Moon?
This scientist proposed a heliocentric system.
Who is Copernicus?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars belong to this planet group
What are rocky/terrestrial planets?
Scientists use these simplified representations to explain objects or processes that may be difficult to observe directly.
What are models
This, combined with Earth's revolution, causes seasons.
What is Earth's axial tilt?
These tides occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are approximately aligned.
What are spring tides?
His telescope observations included moons orbiting Jupiter
Who is Galileo?
As distance from the Sun generally increases, this also becomes longer.
What is orbital period?
Earth is 1 AU from the Sun and Mars is 1.52 AU. Which is farther and what evidence proves it?
: What is Mars, because 1.52 AU is greater than 1.00 AU?
Explain why Alabama has different amounts of daylight during different seasons.
hat is Earth's tilted axis and changing position as it revolves around the Sun?
High tide is 6.2 m and low tide is 1.4 m. Find the tidal range.
What is 4.8 m?
alileo's observation of moons orbiting Jupiter was important for this reason.
What is evidence that not everything orbits Earth, challenging a strictly geocentric model?
Scientists should do this when new evidence no longer supports an old explanation
What is revise or change the scientific model/explanation?
Name the three parts of CER
What is Claim, Evidence, Reasoning?