6th Science- Eclipses and Rotation/Revolution

Match the following

• equinox

• the spinning of the earth on its axis

• axis

• imaginary line connecting the north and south pole

• revolution

• a word meaning equal day and night

• rotation

• earth is traveling around something, which is called a _____.

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Match the following

• solar eclipse

• when the earth passes between the sun and the moon

• summer solstice

• On or near June 21, when the northern hemisphere experiences the longest period of daylight

• lunar eclipse

• When the moon passes between the earth and the sun

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Earth's ____ causes seasons

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Earth's ________ gives us day and night.

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A lunar eclipse happens during the _____

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A lunar eclipse DOES NOT happen every month

• true- it does not

• False- it does

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Watching a _____ eclipse without special glasses can badly damage your eyesight

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It takes about _______ for the earth to complete one rotation

• 12 hours
• 30 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

It takes about ________ for the earth to complete one revolution.

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 365 days

• 12 hours

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The earth revolves around the ____.

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