Earth
This causes the Earth's seasons.
The tilt of the Earth on its Axis and the Earths Revolution around the sun.
The word "solar" refers to this object.
What is the "sun"?
It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.
What is 29 days or about a month?
This keeps the Earth and moon in their orbits.
What is "gravity"?
This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.
What is "rotating"?
What is the name of the imaginary line horizontally around the middle of the Earth and what does it divide?
The Equator that divides the Northern and southern hemispheres.
The sun is a big fiery ball of gas called a _______ and is the closest one to us.
star
Solar refers to the sun. This term refers to the moon.
What is "lunar"?
It takes this long for the Earth to complete on full rotation.
What is 24 hours?
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth.
What is the "axis"?
The Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun.
365 days or 1 year
The sun rises in the ____ and sets in the ____.
East / West
During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.
What is a "new moon"?
What does Waxing and Waning mean?
Waxing = Getting larger
Waning = Getting Smaller
This term is used to describe the phase of the moon when we see all of the lit side.
What is "full moon"?
When it is winter in North America, it is this in Australia.
What is "summer"?
Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?
model it
During this process, the moon moves through the Earth's shadow, and cannot be seen for a short time.
What is a "lunar eclipse"?
What caused the craters that we can see on the moon?
Meteorite Impacts
If you were going to model the sun the moon and the earth which materials would you choose to accurately show their sizes?
Sun - flashlight (Large)
Earth - beach ball (Medium)
Moon- golf ball (Small)
What would happen if the Earth rotated on its axis more slowly than it does now?
days would be longer
If you want minimal sunlight to enter your bedroom in the afternoon, which direction do you want your windows to face?
East
The moon affects this part of the Earth, changing it daily on our beaches.
What is the "ocean tide"?
Both the Earth and the moon do not produce their own light, yet they can be seen from space Why is that?
Because the suns light reflects off of them
Makes up most of the suns atmosphere
What is the "corona"?