Earth
What does rotate mean?
Spin
What causes the seasons to change?
The Earth is tilted to the side on its axis
What does waxing mean?
The bright side of the moon is getting bigger.
What is the imaginary line the Earth rotates around called?
The axis
What does orbit mean?
To move in a curved path around something
What does waning mean?
The bright side of the moon is getting smaller.
What is the shape of the Earth?
A sphere
The seasons always repeat in a __________.
Where does the light from the moon come from?
The sun
What causes day and night?
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
If it is winter in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
What causes the moon phases?
The orbit of the moon around Earth and the amount of sunlight on the side of the moon that we see.