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Rotation/Revolution
Question | Answer |
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To turn on its axis. | rotation |
The amount of time it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation. | 24 hours. |
What season would it be when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun? | summer |
What season would it be when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun? | winter |
What gives light and heat to everything in our Solar System? | Sun |
The path one object takes around another object. | revolution |
The Sun and all the bodies that revolve around the Sun | Solar System |
What causes the Sun to appear to move across the sky during the day? | Earth's rotation. |
In what direction does the Sun rise? | East |
In what direction does the Sun set? | West |
Why is the length of the shadow the shortest around noon? | The sun is directly overhead. |
What time of day is it when the Earth faces away from the Sun? | night |
What time of day is it when the Earth faces toward the Sun? | day |
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis? | 23.5 degrees |
If the sun is rising in the east, in what direction will the shadow be facing? | west |
In what direction, does the Earth rotate? | west to east |
What causes seasons to occur? | Earth's tilt and revolution |
How long does it take the Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun? | 365 1/4 days |
An imaginary line that passes through the North and South poles? | axis |
What object revolves around Earth? | moon |
meteor | appears when a particle or chunk of metallic or stony matter called a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere from outer space |
comet | a mixture of ices (both water and frozen gas) that are not part of a planet. |
asteroid | metallic, rocky bodies that orbit the sun but are too small to be classifie das a planet |
testing | 123 |