Day and Night

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What causes day and night?

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The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes day and night.

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What is daytime?

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Daytime is when the sun is shining and it is light outside.

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What is nighttime?

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Nighttime is when the sun is not shining and it is dark outside.

Front

What do we see in the night sky?

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In the night sky, we can see stars, the moon, and sometimes planets.

Front

What is the Earth?

Back

The Earth is the planet we live on, and it rotates to create day and night.

Front

What is rotation?

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Rotation is when something spins around an axis.

Front

What is an axis?

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An axis is an imaginary line that goes through the center of an object, around which it rotates.

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What happens when the Earth rotates?

Back

When the Earth rotates, different parts of it face the sun or move away from it, creating day and night.

Front

What is the sun?

Back

The sun is a star that provides light and heat to the Earth.

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What is a star?

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A star is a bright object in the sky that is made of gas and gives off light.