Day and Night
The part of the earth in the sun's light is called...
What is daytime?
The sun appears to _____ in the east and _____ in the west due to Earth's spin.
What is rise and set?
Is it possible to see the moon during the day?
What is yes?
This force causes objects to be pulled towards the Earth
What is gravity?
Day and night are caused due to...
What is Earth's spin?
Earth spins (rotates) in this direction...
What is counterclockwise/west to east?
The moon _____ around the earth.
The length of a shadow is _____ at noon.
What is short?
It takes the earth this many hours to complete a full spin...
What is 24 hours?
One time zone represents how many hours?
What is one hour?
What causes the moon to light up?
What is the sun's light?
Britney throws a softball up in the air. Because of gravity, what happens to the softball?
What is comes back towards the Earth (down)?
What is really happening during a sunset? The earth is turning _____ the sun.
What is away from?
Everyone experiences dusk and dawn at the same time. True or False?
What is False?
A boy in China can see the stars and moon, so he must be looking in this direction.
What is up?
At sunrise and sunset, a shadow's length is _____.
What is long?
If the Earth's spin slowed down, what would happen?
What is a day would be longer?
If it is 3:00pm in a time zone and you move two time zones to the left, what time would it be?
What is 1:00pm?
The amount of time it takes the moon to orbit the Earth
What is a month?
The sun rises in the east, so a shadow in the morning faces this direction.
What is west?