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Lesson 3 questions
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Lesson 4
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Orbit
What is the earth's path around the sun
100
Orbit
What does it mean for each planet in our solar system to follow its ________ around the sun
100
24 hours
What is how long is a day on earth
100
Shorter
When the sun is directly over an object, the shadow will appear
100
An orbit is the path that an object takes during a revolution
What is gravity
200
Apparent motion
When an object seems to move
200
Rotation
The earth completes one of these everyday
200
Apparent motion is the way an object seems to move
How is an objects's apparent motion different from actual motion.
200
The spinning around of a planet on its axis
What does rotation mean
200
Gravity
What keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun
300
Hemisphere
What is one half of the earth
300
Revolution
What is one ____________ of earth around the sun takes a year.
300
Mostly circles
How would you describe the shape of a planet's orbit
300
Earth's rotation
What causes the apparent motion of the sun and stars
300
The equator
What divides the earth into two hemispheres?
400
Eclipse
When light is blocked from shining on an object in space
400
Darkness, because the sun's light is blocked
What effect does a solar eclipse have, why
400
The object doesn't twinkle, and it changes position against the background of the stars
Suppose you think an object in the night sky is a planet. What clues might lead you to this?
400
June Solstice
What marks the beginning of summer
500
Rotation
What is earth spinning around
500
Go to the southern hemisphere, because it tilts away from the sun in July
Where might you go to find winter in July
500
The spinning around of a planet on its axis
What does rotation mean
500
The shadows changed sizes with the progression of the day
What did you notice about apparent motion between the shadow you created and the shadow the other class created?
500
A nearly circular path around the sun
What is the earths orbit