Sun
This is the center of our solar system.
Sun
The pathway the earth takes around the sun.
Orbit
The imaginary line that goes through the north and south poles that the earth spins on.
Axis
Helping plants to grow and heating the earth is an effect from the _________?
Sun
What causes day and night?
The rotation of the earth.
Without the sun, there would be no life on _____?
Earth
When the lit part of the moon increases.
Waxing
The spinning of the earth on its axis.
Energy that is created by the sun is called?
Solar Energy
What causes the seasons to change?
One revolution of the earth around the sun.
The sun provides the earth with these two things.
Heat and Light
When the lit part of the moon decreases.
Waning
The orbiting of the earth around the sun causing the seasons to change.
What is the sun?
A star
All of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun.
Solar System
When the sun's rays are directly on us or above us, what time of day is it?
Noon
During the evening, when part of the earth is facing away from the sun, we will see what in the sky?
Moon
One revolution of the earth around the sun takes how long?
One year
How does the moon get its light?
It reflects the sun's light onto the earth.
Which hemisphere has summer when the earth is tilted towards the sun?
Northern Hemisphere
If the sun's rays are are pointing toward the earth and I'm standing in the south what time of day is it?
Sunrise
Mrs. Kosloff went outside one night and could not find the moon in the sky. Describe why this happens.
Because the side of the moon is facing away from the sun's light which is called the new moon.
One rotation of the earth spinning on its axis takes how long?
24 hours or 1 full day
When the sun's rays are on our right, this is called the __________?
Sunset
Which hemisphere has winter when the earth is tilted away from the sun?
Southern Hemisphere