Rotation
How long does it take the Earth to complete 1 rotation?
24 hours
How long does one full revolution around the sun take?
365.25 days
What are the 4 seasons?
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
The earth spins on its _______, a line that goes directly from the north pole to the south pole
Axis
If you were Earth, where would your axis be?
Right down the middle of you
The ____ is at the center of our solar system.
Sun
How long does each season last?
3 months
What is half of the Earth?
A hemisphere
What happens during a complete rotation around the axis?
It takes 24 hours, we have day and night
True or False: The orbit is always the same
True
True or False: The tilt impacts the seasons
True
When an object turns around an internal axis it is called _____
Rotation
Where is the Sun when we cannot see it?
Illuminating a different part of the Earth
True or False, the axis is always tilted towards the sun.
False: The axis is always tilted the same way.
When it is summer in Indiana, the ______ hemisphere is ______ to the sun
Northern, Closest
The Earth's path around the Sun
Orbit
Why does Earth rotating around its axis cause day and night?
Because the sun does not move, so as we rotate we come into the suns light
How is revolution different from rotation?
Revolution goes around the sun; rotation goes around the axis
True or False: It always snows during the winter
False; it depends on how close you are to the equator (ex: California)
An object that follows the same orbit in a cycle is ________
Revolving