Vocab 1
lack of
dark shape made when an object blocks light
What is a shadow?
The shadow is short and under the object
Where is the shadow at noon?
The direction that Earth rotates.
What is counter-clockwise?
to move randomly in all directions
What is scatter?
spinning of an object in a circle around its axis
The season when the days are shorter
What is winter?
This reaction with the air that makes the sky blue
What happens when sunlight scatters?
imaginary line through the center of Earth that it rotates around
What is axis?
movement of an object around another
What is revolution?
What the cast of a shadow can indicate throughout the day
What is the time?
The day lasts until the sun sets below this.
What is the horizon?
Earth takes one year to make this around the sun
What is a revolution?
In a 24 hour period, the Earth has made one of these
What is a rotation?
In the northern sky, how do the stars seem to move
What is a circular motion
Constellations will do this throughout the night
What is shifting or moving across the sky?
This runs from Earth's North Pole to its South Pole
What is axis?
Objects on Earth can cast this by blocking sunlight from reaching the ground
What is a shadow?
What is toward the sun?
What is the length of day or daylight?