Patterns in the Sky

What causes day and night?

• The earth rotating on its axis
• The earth revolving around the sun
• The axis' tilting back and forth
• The phases of the moon

If the earth didn't rotate on its axis. What would stop happening?

• seasons

• tides

• day and night

• moon phases

^{What does the Earth orbit around?}

• axis
• sun
• orbit
• moon

Spinning is the same as ___________.

• rotating
• revolving
• traveling

Rotation causes ___________.

• Day and Night
• Seasons
• The Earth to be tilted

What causes seasons?

• rotation
• the orbit
• the Earth's tilt
• day and night

You are getting ready for school.  On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.

• school
• bed
• breakfast
• lunch

What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?

• orbit
• axis
• equator
• latitude

What happens when the area in which you live tilts AWAY from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

Which season has the least amount of daylight hours?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer 
• Fall