Earth's Rotation Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Rotation | The spinning of Earth on its axis. This causes daytime and nighttime. |
| Revolution | The complete trip that Earth makes around the Sun. This takes one year or 365 and 1/4 days. Along with the tilt of Earth's axis, this trip makes the Earth have seasons. |
| Orbit | The path Earth or a planet follows a star |
| Sun | The star at the center of our solar system that gives planets light and heat. |
| Axis | The tilted imaginary line that Earth rotates on. It has a tilt of 23 1/2 degrees. |
| Daytime | The side of the Earth that has rotated toward the Sun. Sunlight brightens this half of the Earth. |
| Nighttime | The side of the Earth that has rotated away from the Sun. This half of the Earth is in darkness. |
| Day | The amount of time it takes for Earth to rotate one time. Equal to 24 hours. We experience daytime and nighttime during a Day. |
| Summer | The warmest season of the year. Summer happens because Earth is tilting toward the Sun and the sunlight is more concentrated in that area, causing temperatures to rise. |
| Winter | The coldest season of the year. Winter happens because Earth is tilting away from the Sun and the sunlight is more slanted in that area, causing temperatures to be cold. |
| Season | Caused by the revolution of the Earth around the Sun and tilt of the Earth's axis. We experience 4 seasons, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. |
| Year | A year on Earth takes 365 and 1/4 days. this is the amount of time it takes Earth to revolve around the Sun. |
| Length of Earth's Rotation | One day or 24 hours. We have daytime and nighttime. |
| Length of Earth's Revolution | One year or 365 and 1/4 days to travel around the Sun. The 4 seasons happen over this time for us. |
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