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5th grade sciece
planets Earth and Sun
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does Earth's rotation cause day and night? | when the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. |
| Why do the sun's summer and winter paths differ? | it means that the sun is higher at mid-day in the summer than it is in the winter |
| What would happen to the water cycle without the sun? | the sun makes clouds that pick up the water. without the sun there will be no clouds thus more water. |
| How do the time-zones help us? | by moving west it goes back an hour, and when going east it goes up an hour. |
| How can you tell the difference between summer and winter? | In the winter the sun is lower but in the summer the sun is higher. |
| What causes day and night? | when it's day the sun faces us. At night the sun goes away. |
| how is the sun a source of energy for the Earth? | it helps us by giving us heat, light, and it grows flowers OMG! |
| how would the seasons be affected if Earth was not tilted on its axis? | the seasons will not change. |
| is it the same time everywhere on Earth? | NO it is NOT |