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Sun, Moon, Earth Connections

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  • True or False: Earth rotates around the Moon.
    False (the Moon orbits Earth)
  • What do we get because Earth rotates on its axis?
    Day and Night
  • What do we call it when the Sun, Moon, and Earth line up in a straight line?
    A Solar Eclipse
  • What do we call it when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up?
    A Lunar Eclipse
  • Why don’t we see an eclipse every month when the Moon orbits Earth?
    Because the Moon’s orbit is tilted.
  • How long does it take for Earth to make one full rotation?
    24 hours (1 day)
  • What do we see because the Moon goes around Earth?
    The Phases of the Moon
  • What causes the different seasons on Earth?
    The tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the Sun
  • How long does it take for Earth to go around the Sun one time?
    One Year (365 days)
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