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- 1How long does it take for the Moon to revolve around Earth?27 days
- 2Why do stars appear to move in the sky?ecause we are moving the stars rise in the east when night comes. They go across the sky and set in the west. Because we are moving (rotation) the stars look like they are moving.
- 3What fraction of the Earth’s size is the moon?1/4
- 4How long is the Earth’s orbit around the Sun?365 days
- 5How long is the Earth’s rotation on its axis?24 hrs
- 6Why does the Moon appear about the same size as the Sun?Because the sun is bigger than the moon but is father from the earth than the moon
- 7What direction does the Sun appear to rise and set?east to west
- 8How are shadows in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere different than those in the summer?The shadows are longer in the winter than the summer.
- 9During which season does the Sun appears higher in the sky?summer because it is higher in the sky
- 10During which seasons are shadows shorter?Summer because the sun is at a higher in the sky.
- 11What is an equinox?when day and night are the same length of time
- 12When are the equinoxes occur?March 21 and September 21
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spring and fall - 13Why is the North Star important?Provides a marker, that sailors can use
- 14what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing when we have summer in the Northern Hemisphere?winter
- 15During which season does the Sun appear to rise the latest and set earliest?winter
- 16When the Earth is tilted toward the Sun, what season is being experienced in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere?In N.H summer because we are tilted towards it and in S.H winter because it is tilted away from the sun
- 17hat are two reasons that the Sun-Earth system creates seasons?the tilt and revolution
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