Spaceship Earth

Front

What is the reason there are no West and East Poles?

Back

The planet is spinning around an axis through the northern and southern points.

Front

True or False: The Earth revolves around the Sun.

Back

True

Front

How can you tell if an object in the night sky is a star or a planet?

Back

If it moves across the sky each night, it’s probably a planet.

Front

Why are shadows longer in the winter and fall?

Back

The sun is lower in the sky.

Front

How does Earth move in space?

Back

The Earth spins and revolves around the sun.

Front

What is the axis of the Earth?

Back

An imaginary line that the Earth spins around, running from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Front

What is the equator?

Back

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Front

What causes day and night on Earth?

Back

The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

Front

What is a revolution in terms of Earth's movement?

Back

The movement of the Earth around the Sun in a circular path.

Front

What is a star?

Back

A massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity, which produces light and heat through nuclear fusion.