Grade 4 Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Flashcard: Earth, Moon, and Sun (Aguilar) k

Front

What does the Earth spin around on?

Back

Axis

Front

How does a globe and flashlight model help understand day and night?

Back

The globe’s rotation shows how different parts of Earth experience daylight and darkness.

Front

What motion of Earth explains the Sun rising in the east and setting in the west?

Back

Earth’s rotation on its axis.

Front

What gives us the four seasons on Earth?

Back

Revolution.

Front

What does Earth do once every 24 hours?

Back

Rotates on its axis.

Front

What is the term for the path Earth takes around the Sun?

Back

Revolution.

Front

What is the term for the spinning motion of Earth?

Back

Rotation.

Front

What causes day and night on Earth?

Back

The rotation of Earth on its axis.

Front

What is the effect of Earth's tilt on its axis?

Back

It causes the seasons.

Front

How long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

Back

One year.