Vocabulary
What is rotation?
A circular movement (rotation of earth on its axis)
How long does one rotation take?
24 hours.
How many seasons do we have- name them
4 seasons- spring, summer, fall, winter
What is earths axis?
A imaginary line going through the center of earth from “top” to “bottom”
Why do we have day and night?
Rotation of the earth
Shadows appear to move because of…
Rotation
What is a revolution?
The motion of earth around the sun.
What can we see during the day and at night?
The moon
Which planet does all known life exist?
Earth
What is an orbit?
A repeating path that one object takes around another.
What would happen if the earth did not rotate?
There would be no transition between day/night.
Why can’t humans feel the earth rotating?
Because we are used to it
What is a eclipse?
When one object in space passes through the shadow of another object in space.
How fast does the earth rotate?
1000 miles per hour
Why do we have seasons?
Because of the tilt of the earths axis.