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How Earth Moves
Rotation & Revolution
The Seasons On Earth
Solstices & Equinoxes
DOUBLED!!!!
100
The study of the moon,stars,and other oblects in space.
What is Astronomy?
100
The spinning of Earth on its axis.
What is Rotation?
100
4 seasons
How many seasons does earth have?
100
A solstice is when sun is farthest north or south of the equator.
What is a solstice?
100
Earth's Rotation
What cause day and night?
200
Rotation && Revolution
What are the two major ways Earth moves through space?
200
The movement of one object around another.
What is Revolution?
200
Winter,Spring,Summer,Autumn
What are the four seasons in ORDER?
200
An equinox is "equal day" or 12 hours for day and 12 hours for night.
What is an equinox?
200
365 1/4 days
What is the approximate number of days it takes Earth to orbit the sun?
300
The axis is an imaginary line that goes through Earth from the Phisical North Pole to the Physical South Pole.
Where is Earths axis located? (BE SPECIFIC!)
300
A Disk-Like Shape or circle
What is the shape of Earth's orbit? (BEST ANSWER)
300
It hits it most near the equator
Where does sunlight hit Earth the most?
300
DECEMBER
In what month does the Southern Hemisphere receive the most direct sunlight?
300
We have a leap year every four years to ensure that usual events occur on the same date each year.
What is there a leap year every four years?
400
It seemed to them that Earth was standing still and the sun and moon were moving.
What did ancient astronomers think about the Earth,sun, and moon?
400
A Figure Skater!!
What is the rotation of Earth similar to as it spins? (Best Answer)
400
Earth is farthest from the sun when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
When is Earth farthest from the sun?
400
Shortest-Southern Hemisphere Longest-Northern Hemisphere
Between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, which has the longest solstice and which on has the shortest solstice?
400
To be prepared to plow and plant thier fields.
Why did Egyptian Farmers watch the sky?
500
Earth Is Rotating On Its Axis.
Why does the sun and the moon seem to move across the sky?
500
Ancient Egyptians
Who created one of the first calendars?
500
Atleast 4 months
How long does each season last approximately?
500
In June
In which month(s) does Earth's axis tilted toward the sun?
500
The Antikythera Calculator
What instrument,developed by Greece, was used to show the movement of the sun, moon, planets, and stars?