Earth and Sun

a star that is the center of our solar system; provides Earth energy

• the Moon

• the Sun

• Mars

• Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

to spin on an axis

• orient

• revolve

• rotate

• compass

to move in an orbit around another object in space

• revolve

• orbitation

• rotate

• orientation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

what the side of Earth experiences when it is facing the sun; the time between sunrise and sunset on Earth

• shadows

• night

• day

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

what the side of Earth experiences when it is not facing the sun; the time between sunset and sunrise on Earth

• day

• night

an imaginary line around which a mass, like a planet, rotates

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• longitude

• axis

a device that uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

• compass

• sundial

• shadow clock

• pendulum

an area that observes a uniform standard time

• time frame

• end zone

• time zone

How fast is the Earth spinning?

• 100 mph

• 1,000 mph

• 10,000 mph

• 100,000 mph

When the sun is rising in New York, what is happening on the opposite side of the world?

• The sun is also rising.

• It's the middle of the day (noon).

• The sun is setting.