Rotation
How long does it take the Earth to complete 1 rotation?
24 hours
How long does one full revolution around the sun take?
365.25 days
What are the 4 seasons?
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
When an object turns around an internal axis it is called _____
Rotation
What is the name of IU's mascot and nickname for students and fans?
Hoosiers
If you were Earth, where would your axis be?
Right down the middle of you
The ____ is at the center of our solar system.
Sun
How long does each season last?
3 months
When an object circles an external axis it is called a ________
Revolution
What year was IU founded?
1820
What happens during a complete rotation around the axis?
It takes 24 hours, we have day and night
What happens during Earth's revolution/what does it cause?
365 days/Seasons
True or False: The tilt impacts the seasons
True
What is half of the Earth?
A hemisphere
How many times has the Indiana men's basketball team appeared in the NCAA tournament
37
Where is the Sun when we cannot see it?
Illuminating a different part of the Earth
True or False: The orbit is always the same
True
True or False: It always snows during the winter
False; it depends on how close you are to the equator (ex: California)
Many of the buildings on IU's campus are made of this grey stone. What is it?
Limestone
Why does Earth rotating around its axis cause day and night?
Because the sun does not move, so as we rotate we come into the suns light
How is revolution different from rotation?
Revolution goes around the sun; rotation goes around the axis
When it is summer, the ______ hemisphere is ______ from the sun
Northern, Closest
The Earth's path around the Sun
Orbit
What are all of the IU students' names?
Cris, Cassie, Natalia, Natalie.