Vocabulary
A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction
What is Force?
Is the Earth straight up and down, or is it turned on one of these.
What is an axis?
This famous person, known for understanding gravity based on looking at an apple fall.
Who is Isaac Newton?
If Earth rotated at a greater speed on its axis, what would happen to the length of each day on Earth?
If Earth rotated at a greater speed, we would experience day and night in less than 24 hours. At the current rate of Earth’s rotation, it takes about 24 hours. If it was rotating faster, it would take less time to make one rotation.
The force that causes objects with mass to attract each other
What is Gravity?
This tool is used long ago to count the length of time using shadows and the sun in the sky.
What is a sun dial?
A common misconception that happens is when people confuse this concept where the pull of gravity on your body is mixed up with the other term that isn't about that.
What is weight?
The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space
What is orbit?
The area most likely to have exactly 12 hours of day and night.
What is areas around the equator?
Gravity is always this.
What is a pull?
Making a complete spin on an axis
What is Rotation?
The areas where there is more or less than 12 hours of daylight or night sky.
What are the North and South Poles?
What is gravitational pull?