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Natural Cycles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the path an object follows as it moves around another object? | orbit |
| What is the imaginary line through the North and South Poles around which the earth rotates? | axis |
| What is the movement of an object as it spins around on its axis? | rotation |
| What is the shape of the lighted part of the moon as seen from earth? | phases |
| What are the yearly changes in the weather that occur as the earth revolves around the sun? | seasons |
| What is the movement of the earth in a complete orbit around the sun? | revolution |
| What is the sequence of events that keep coming back in the same order? | cycles |
| What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere? | equator |
| What is the force that pulls objects together? | gravity |
| How long does it take the earth to make a one complete rotation? | 24 hours or one day |
| How long does it take the earth to make a complete revolution? | 365 days or 1 year |
| How long does it take the moon to make a complete rotaton? | about one month |
| How long does it take the moon to make one complete revolution? | about one month |
| What causes day and night? | the earth's rotation |
| What causes seasons? | the earth's revolution around the sun and the tilt of the earth |
| What causes tides? | gravity and wind |
| How many tides are there each day? | two high and two low tides every day! |
| What direction does the sun rise? | east |
| What direction does the sun set? | west |
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