Shadows
Shadows appear to move because....
What is the Earth's rotation. This changes the position of the tree in relation to the sun.
The imaginary line the earth spin on is called...
What is the axis
Does everyone on earth experience day and night at the same time?
No.
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When the sunrises and the sunsets shadows are...
long and skinny
The path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space
If the earth went slower on it's axis, what would happen?
Days would be longer.
Name the four seasons
What is winter,spring, summer, and fall?
When the sun is highest in the sky shadows are...
The shortest and directly in front of you
Making a complete spin on an axis
How long does it take earth to complete ONE rotation?
24 hours
Why do we have seasons?
The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun.
True or false: Shadows have a pattern that they follow each day due to rotation and the apparent motion of the sun.
What is true?
Shadows are longer in the _______ & _______. Shadows are shortest when the sun is the _______ in the sky.
1. Morning
2. Evening
3. Highest
Why do we have day and night?
The earth's rotation makes us have day and night.
How fast does the earth rotate?
1,000 Miles per hour
Draw the pattern of a trees shadow at 6AM, 9AM, 12PM, 3PM, 5PM.
Rotation of the Earth causes these 3 daily patterns
1. Day and Night
2. Shadows
3. Apparent motion of the sun
How long does it take the earth to complete one REVOLUTION around the sun?
365 days
Why can't we feel the earth spinning?
We can't feel the earth spinning because we are always going the same speed...we are used to it.