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| the earth ____ ___________ (____ to _____) on its ___ every _______, which includes a __ and a ___. |
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| the earth rotates counterclockwise (west to east) on its axis every 24 hours, which includes a day and a night. |
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| while it does this, it is also ________ around the ____ in an _______ (oval) _____, which takes ____ ______ to complete. |
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| while it does this, it is also revolving around the sun in an elliptical (oval) orbit, which takes 1 year to complete. |
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| In the sky only the ____ and _____ are ______. Everything else is ______. |
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| In the sky only the sun and stars are luminous. Everything else is illuminated. |
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| ____ of the _____ is always ______. The side facing the sun experiences ___. The side facing ___ from the sun has night. |
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| Half of the sun is always shaded. The side facing the sun experiences day. The side facing away from the sun has night. |
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| It is 6:00 pm here. On the _____ other side of the world it is ____. |
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| It is 6:00 pm here. On the exact other side of the world it is 6:00 am. |
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| Because the earth is a _____ and it ___ on its ______, the ___ _____ to ____ on the ____ ________ and ___ on the ______ ________. |
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| Because the earth is a sphere it rotates on its axis, and the sun appears to rise in the eastern horizen and set in the western horizen. |
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| The ___ apears in _____ shapes during the _____ because the ____ is _____ around the ___. The ____ of the ____ follow a ______. |
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| The moon appears in different shapes during th month because the moon is revolving around the earth. THe phases of the moon follow a pattern. |
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| For example, if i see a first quarter moon on the 2nd, on the ___ I will see it again. |
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I see a full moon. I will see it again in about:
a) 1/2 a month
b) 1/4 of a month
c) one month
d) tomarrow
e)3/4 of a month |
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| write a sentence using the words: rotate, axis, revolve, elliptical, and orbitabout the earth and sun. |
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| The earth rotates on its axis while revolving around the sun in an elliptical orbit. |
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The sun:
a) moves east to west
b) stays still appearing to move east to west
c) Stays still
d) moves |
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| getting bigger is _____ and getting smaller is ______. |
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