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This is the imaginary line around which the earth spins on
What is an axis
This is the movement of Earth one time around the sun
What is revolution
someone through a pizza up in the air in antarctica please explain why it would come down
what is because gravity pulls things towards the center of the earth
this is what it means when somebody says down
gravity pulled it towards the earth's center
The ________ moves around the sun.
What is the earth/planets
This is a pattern of stars that forms an imaginary picture or design in the sky
What is a constellation
This is the turning of the earth on its axis
what is rotation
We all know that the earth is round please give some reasons how we know that
1. you can see more up high
2. you see only the top part of a ship as it sails over the horizon
this is what it means when somebody says up
it went away from the earth's center
the moon is a __________ satellite for earth
what is a natural
This is a force that pulls things toward the center of the earth
what is gravity
This is the thing that supplies all heat and light for earth
what is the sun
if sally went to see constellations in the sky in the summer and then the same spot in the winter please give evidence why she would not be able to see the same constellations
the earth is rotating
this is what it means when somebody says the earth is spinning
the earth is rotating on its axis
the moon goes through different _________
what is phases
This one half of the earth
what is a hemisphere
this is the earth's only natural satalite
what is the moon
you will not see the same moon every night please give evidence on why
the moon has phases that are caused by its orbit
This is what it means when somebody says we move around the sun
we orbit the sun
all the planets orbit the sun in the __________ direction
what is same
This is the path of one object in space around another object
what is an orbit
this is a unit of measurement that is equals 9.5 trillion kilometers
what is a light year
space telescopes have an advantage over earth telescopes please give the reason circled in our book
space telescopes orbit the above Earth's atmosphere
what does it mean when somebody says at light speed
( what is it )
it is a unit of measurement to tell how far stars are apart
Lumosity describes how _________ a star is
what is how bright