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The sun is________
times larger than the Earth.
Our sun is a ________sized
medium
star compared to other
stars
Why can we only see stars
at night?
The sun is so bright
that it blocks stars
during the day
The sun looks so bright
because________.
it is the closest star
to earth
The Earth’s rotation
affects_______.
day and night on
earth
1 revolution of
365 ¼
Earth=_______days.
1 rotation of
24 hours
Earth=_________.
Day and Night
on Earth
Rotation
The part of the Earth facing the sun has
day and the part of the Earth facing away
from the sun has night
Night
Day
The length of a year on Saturn
longer than a year
would be_______
on earth because Saturn is
further away so it would take
________
longer to make one
revolution
_________.
Twice a year when there are equal
hours of day and night is called
equinox They occur in
a(n) _________.
the spring and fall.
Day
=
Night
The Earth is tilted at _____
23.5
degrees.
In the northern hemisphere,
the longest day of the year
when that part of the earth
is tilted toward the sun is
the_________.
summer solstice
In the Northern
Hemisphere, the shortest
day of the year when that
part of the earth is tilted
away from the sun is
the__________.
winter solstice
The imaginary line through
the North and South Poles is
axis
the________.
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The amount of matter in an
object is________.
mass It is
constant. It does not change,
even on the moon.
Weight is the measure of
_________
the gravitational pull on an
object.
Weight will change depending
on the amount of gravity.
8 Planets: List in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
My very educated mother just served us nachos!
8 Planets: List in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
PLUTO is NOT a planet
Point to the axis and
equator
axis
equator
Label:
1) summer solstice
2) fall (autumnal) equinox
3) winter solstice
4) spring (vernal) equinox
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