Space
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis
a day (24 hours)
Why does the Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky?
Rotation of the earth
When you get up to go to school in North Carolina, a student on the other side of Earth gets ready for bed. Why?
What is Earth's rotation on its axis
One complete orbit of Earth moving around the sun is called _____.
What is Revolution
What will change if the Earth's Axis isn't tilted?
The length od daylight
The longest and shortest day of the year?
What is a Solstice
What Eclipse makes the moon look red?
What is Lunar Eclipse
Why does the moon glow
What is sunlight
How does the moon affect the oceans?
What is high and low tides
Which state would experience sunrise First? The West coast or the East coast
What is East coast
The direction of both the Earth's rotation and its revolution around the sun is
What is counterclockwise
How long does it take Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun?
What is 365.25 days
This is when hours of daylight are equal in both hemispheres
What is an Equinox
On a full moon, the sun, Earth, and the moon align causing a more extreme tide. What is this tide?
What is Spring Tide
When there is a crescent moon, why does only a small portion of the moon appear in the sky?
What is how much sunlights gets reflected of the moon
Why don't we see the far side of the moon
What is the moon don't spin
How long does it take for the moon to orbit around the Earth?
About a month
What is it called when the moon blocks the sun?
What is Solar eclipse
What is Earth also called
What is the blue planet
How many miles away is the Moon to the Earth
What is 240,000 miles away
How long would it take to get to the moon from Earth by space craft?
What is 3 days
What is the smallest planet?
What is Mercury
Why do the Moon and the Sun appear to be the same size?
What is the Sun is 400 times bigger than the moon but the moon is 400 times closer than the sun
How old is the Earth
What is 4.543 billion years