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Earth-Sun-Moon
Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Earth's rotation? | Spins on axis, takes 24 hours, causes days and nights, counter-clockwise, rotates west to east |
| Earth's revolution? | Motion of Earth traveling around the sun, takes 365.25 days, counter- clockwise path is called an orbit,the shape of the orbit is slightly elliptical. |
| Why does the Earth revolve around the Sun? | Gravity attracts all objects toward one another. |
| How far is the Earth from the Sun? | 1 astronomical unit or 149,597,871 kilometers away. |
| Isolation? | The amount of visible sunlight from the Sun. |
| Earth's Tilt? | Causes seasons, 23.5 degrees obliquity, causes changes in the angle of the sun's rays. |
| Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere? | Spring (Vernal) Equinox is in March. Fall (Autumnal) Equinox is in September. Days and nights are 12 hours each. Summer Solstice=Tropic of Cancer. Winter Solstice= Tropic of Capricorn. Arctic Circle. |
| Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere? | Fall equinox in March. Spring equinox in September. Antarctic Circle. |