Vocabulary
a real of imaginary line that an object spins around
axis
one rotation is how long?
24 hours
how long does it take for Earth to complete a revolution around the sun?
one year (365 1/4 days)
There is little temperature change here
equator
The SUN revolves around the EARTH
false
a path an object takes as it travels around another object
orbit
the side of the Earth facing the sun has _____
tilted
The Sun's apparent path is different here
the poles
an ellipse is a flattened circle
true
the act of spinning around an axis
rotation
the side of the Earth facing away from the sun has ____
night
During the summer, the sun is ______ in the sky.
higher
The summer nights are very short and during winter the sun hardly appears in this place
early in the morning, your shadow is long
true
revolution
What forms when light is blocked?
shadows
During the winter, the sun is _____in the sky
lower
The sun's apparent path changes in the same pattern every
year
Earth's axis is straight up and down
false
the way something appears, or seems to move
apparent motion
explain how we have seasons
Seasons are a result of Earth's tilted axis (which hemisphere is getting more sun) and its revolution around the Sun.
summer
Because the sun's apparent path repeats its pattern, scientists can predict this
At any given time, each fourth of the Earth gets more or less sunlight.
false (each half - HEMIspheres)