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Sun, Earth, and Moon
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The Earth:
• -is the third planet from the Sun,
• -is an oblated sphere,
• -rotates on its imaginary
axis counterclockwise every
24 hours or 1 day,
• -appears blue in space
because it is 70% water,
-revolves around the sun every
365 days or 1 year.
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We breathe:
80
60
40
20
0
per
cen
• 78% nitrogen
• 21% oxygen
• 1% argon, neon,
nitrogen
carbon dioxide,
oxygen
trace
neon, & krypton
nitrogen 78
oxygen 21
1
trace
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Which one is the smallest?
Which one is the largest?
• Can you put these in
size order?
• Place the following in
order from largest to
smallest.
• Moon
• Sun
• Earth
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Answer: Sun, Earth, then moon
• The sun is the largest
• Next in size is the Earth.
• The moon is smaller than the Earth.
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Earth Patterns,Cycles, and Change SOL 3.7, 4.7
• The sun heats the Earth unevenly,
making the poles cold and the
tropics hot, because• A the tropics face more directly
toward the sun
• B the poles are covered with ice
which causes cold air
• C seasons change
• D weather changes
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• The moon revolves around –F
–G
–H
–J
Itself
the Earth
The sun
The solar system
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• The moon revolves or
orbits the Earth once
every 29 days.
• We all ways see the
same side of the
moon because the
moon rotates and
revolves at about the
same speed.
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Earth Science Question: Rotation
• What is rotation? (define)
• The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes–A
–B
–C
–D
days
months
seasons
years
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Rotation causes day & night.
• Rotation is the turning or
spinning of the Earth in one
place on its imaginary axis.
• Rotation of the earth on its
axis causes day & night.
(answer A).
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Earth Science Question:
• Which of these shows
the location of a polar
ice cap?
• Which of these shows
the location of the
equator?
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Polar ice caps= A
Equator= C
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Which of these is caused by the
turning of the Earth?
– FSummer and winter
–G
Stars
–H
Day and night
–J
Moon phases
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The turning of the Earth causes
•Day &
Night
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When the moon is seen from the Earth
as a whole circle, it is called a–A
–B
–C
–D
Crescent moon
Full moon
Half moon
New moon
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When the moon is seen from the Earth
as a whole circle, it is called a
FULL MOON.
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Which of these is the next phase of the
moon?
• New Moon --- Waxing Crescent --- ?
•
•
•
•
F Full Moon
G Waning Crescent
H First Quarter
J Waxing Gibbous
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The next major phase of the moon
would be…
• First quarter.
• Just think about it…the
• New moon (can only get bigger.
Or = Waxing)..
• Then comes Waxing crescent
…next is
• First quarter…then
• Waxing Gibbous and then a
• Full Moon.
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The revolution of the Earth around the
Sun takes–A
–B
–C
–D
a day & night or 12 hours
a week or 7 days
a month or 29-31 days
a year or 365 days
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The revolution of the Earth around
the sun
• Takes 365 days
• or one year.
• NOTE:
• Due to the tilt of the
Earth’s axis during
revolution, the Earth
experiences seasons.
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Thanks
Submitted by
Pankaj Bhatt
Indore
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