Revolution
Give the definition of revolution
to move around another object
Give the definition of rotate.
to spin around
These are the four seasons that the Earth has.
Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall
This season, are the days the longest, (when we have the most sunlight).
summer
A medium-sized rocky object orbiting the Sun.
asteroids
This revolves around the sun.
the Earth
This rotates on its axis.
the Earth
The Earth spins on this imaginary line down the middle, which is why the Earth is tilted.
its axis
describe how the moon moves
The Moon revolves around the Earth (27 days)
Named after the Roman god of the sea
neptune
This revolves around the Earth.
the moon
This is the amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate one time.
one day/24 hours
These are the two reasons that Earth has seasons.
tilt of the Earth and revolution around the sun
When this part of the Earth is pointed away from the sun, that part of the Earth has this season.
winter
The largest object in the solar system
sun
how long does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?
one year / 365.25 days
This is why we only see one side of the moon.
it rotates and revolves at the same time
This is a pulling force between two objects. We have it here on Earth and the moon has it, but it is much less.
gravity
The study of moons, stars, and other objects in space is called
Astronomy
This planet is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined
jupiter
When the Earth revolves around the sun, this causes what?
the seasons
The rotation of the Earth causes this.
day and night
The part of the Earth that is tilted toward the sun is having this season.
summer
This moon phase is when you can see all of the moon
full moon
The only natural satellite of Earth
the moon