Revolution
What happens in the summer when the Earth is tilted towards the sun?
There are more hours of daylight. It is hotter.
The rotation of the Earth causes this to happen.
Rotation gives us day and night.
The imaginary lines we use to identify our location.
Latitude and longitude
When is the best time to go to the beach?
Summer
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
Eight (8) planets
How long does it take the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun?
One year / 365 days
How long does it take the Earth to complete a rotation?
One day / 24 hours
What do lines of longitude tell us?
How far we are from the Prime Meridian.
What season is October in?
Autumn/Fall
Who studies the Universe?
Astronomers
The tilt of the Earth gives us what?
The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn/fall, and winter.
What is tilted at an angle?
The Earth's axis.
Latitude tells us that we are in which hemispheres?
The Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
What season is December, January, and February in?
Winter
What do we use telescopes for?
Used to view space, planets, and stars.
Explain what revolution is
The Earth's movement on its own axis around the sun.
Explain what rotation is
The Earth's movement on its own axis.
Longitude tells us that we are in which hemispheres?
The Eastern Hemisphere or the Western Hemisphere.
If it is autumn in the northern hemisphere, it is spring in the southern hemipshere.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first people to do what?