Day and Night
What causes the cycle of day and night on Earth?
Earth rotating on its axis once every 24 hours.
What takes place every 4 years
Leap Year
When the Norther Hemisphere receives the most sunlight, where does the sun shine most directly?
Tropic of Cancer
How does a new moon look?
All dark/black
What is the movement of the earth on its axis called?
Rotate/rotation
How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun?
365 1/4
What causes the cycle of seasons?
The tilt of the Earth's axis.
The tilt of the Earth's axis is responsible for our seasons. At what degree does the earth tilt?
23.5 degrees
How does a full moon look?
All lit up or white
What is the movement of the Earth around the sun called?
Orbit/Revolution/Revolve
How long does it take Earth to rotate once on its axis?
24 hours
Why do the northern and southern Hemispheres have opposite seasonal experiences?
The Earth's tilt causes this. When one hemisphere is tilted towards, the other is tilted away.
What causes the cycle of the seasons?
The Earth's tilt on its axis.
How often does the moon's phase pattern repeat?
Every 28-29 days
What is it called when the sun is shining directly on the equator and the Northern Hemisphere has equal amounts of daylight and night?
Equinox
When it is day on one side of the Earth, what is happening on the other side of Earth?
When one side of Earth faces the sun, it is day. The side of Earth that isn't facing the sun is experiencing night.
Is the sun's path through the sky predictable (like a pattern)
Yes, the sun has a pattern as it moves through the sky from day to day and from season to season.
When it is the shortest winter day in the Northern Hemisphere, where is the sun's ray's most directly shining on?
The Tropic of Capricorn
If more than half of the moon is visible, what is it called?
Gibbous
What is the imaginary line that runs around the centre of the earth?
Equator
Earth's rotation makes the sun look like it is moving. What is actually moving?
The earth is orbiting around the sun.
The earth travels in an oval around the sun so it is closer to the sun at some points and further from the sun at other times. When the earth is closer to the sun, does the Earth experience summer?
No, because it is the tilt of the Earth that determines our seasons.
When the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing spring and fall (the equinoxes) where is the sun's ray's most directly shining on?
The equator
If more of the moon is visible each night, what is it called?
Waxing
The Earth is divided into two equal halves; one in the north and one in the south. What are these halves called?
Hemispheres