Day & Night
The spinning of the Earth on it's axis
Rotation
the process of Earth traveling around the Sun.
Orbit
What galaxy do we reside in?
What is the Milky Way?
Earth is part of this group of planets
What are inner planets?
In Alabama, it is illegal for a person to wear a false mustache that causes laughter in a public building.
What is a church?
The direction that the earth rotates
Counter-clockwise (objects appear to move east to west)
At these times of year (Seasons) the sunlight shines equally on the northern and southern hemispheres.
Spring and Fall
The closest star to Earth
What is the sun?
How long is Earth's orbit?
What is 365 days?
In Conneticut, it was illegal to do what while walking on your hands?
What is cross the street?
The length of time that it takes Earth to rotate.
24 hours about 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
If it is daytime in Ohio, what time of day is it in Africa and why?
What is nighttime?
Which planet in our solar system has the shortest orbit around the sun?
What is Mercury?
What is the only other planet in our solar system that we believe could sustain life?
In the state of colifornia, a law was placed to keep people from doing what in the streets?
What is shaving?
What causes the daily pattern of day and night?
What is Earth's rotation?
If we see the Orion constellation in July of 2019, when will we see it again?
What is July of 2020?
Which planets to we refer to as the "gas giants"?
What are the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)?
What orbits Earth? How does it stay in orbit?
What is the moon and gravity?
In the state of Kentucky, there used to be a law where you couldn't keep what in your pocket?
What is an ice cream cone?
Do we see the same stars all year long? Why or why not?
Three things that change as a result of Earth's revolution.
1. Length of day and night
2. Seasons
3. Star patterns
What would happen to the planets if there was no gravity?
They would continue their motion toward outer space without changes in speed or direction
What is a dwarf planet?
A dwarf planet is a planet that is too small to be considered a planet.
Scotland has had this national animal since the 15th century. What is it?
A unicorn.