Space and the Earth

Space and the Earth

1. We get day/night because our planet rotates around our axis

   • Its day time in the UK when we are on the side facing the sun.
   • Its night time when the UK is on the side facing away from the sun.

2. We have different seasons because the earths axis is tilted

   • Summer in the UK we are tilted towards the sun. Winter in the UK we are tilted away from the sun

3. what is a lunar eclipse?

   • A lunar eclipse is where you can't see the moon because it is in the earths shadow. we get a lunar eclipse because the earths shadow gets in front of the moon.

4. What is a solar Eclipse ?

   • A solar eclipse is when the moon comes directly between the sun and the earth. blocking out all sunlight.

5. phases of the moon

   • full, gibbous, half, crescent, new