The Cycle of Day and Night | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Why do we have a day that is 24 hours long?

It takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate once.

Earth rotates once every 24 hours. What would happen if Earth rotated faster?

Each day would be shorter

Rotation of Earth on its axis causes ___________.

day and night

What would happen if Earth took longer than 24 hours to rotate on its axis?

As Earth spins slower, the length of one cycle of day and night will increase.

What idea does this picture illustrate?

The side of the earth that is facing the sun experiences daytime while the side of the Earth facing away from the sun experiences nighttime.

An imaginary line that runs through Earth from the South Pole to the North Pole

axis

What term does this picture illustrate?

revolution

What are the names of the planets in order from their distance from the sun?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

The orbiting of an object around another object

revolution

A process that repeats

cycle

True or False: When we experience daytime, our part of Earth is facing the sun.

True

True or False: Earth’s revolution around the Sun is what gives us day and night.

False

The spinning of a celestial body, such as a planet, around an axis

rotation

What term does this picture illustrate?

rotation

True or False: The sun and stars move in the solar system.

False

True or False: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

True