Day and Night
Heads and tails.
Rearrange these half sentences so they make sense
Day happens when the part of
the Earth you are on…
…is turned away from the sun
Night is when your half of the Earth…
…is one day
It is night when…
…because it is no longer being
heated by the sun
The Earth spins on its axis…
…is pointing towards the sun
24 hours…
…because the Earth spins
We get heat…
…and light from the sun
At night the Earth cools down…
…once every 24 hours
We get day and night…
…you are in the shadow of the Earth
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Day and Night
Heads and tails – answers.
Day happens when the part of
the Earth you are on…
…is pointing towards the sun
Night is when your half of the Earth…
…is turned away from the sun
It is night when…
…you are in the shadow of the Earth
The Earth spins on its axis…
…once every 24 hours
24 hours…
…is one day
We get heat…
…and light from the sun
At night the Earth cools down…
…because it is no longer being
heated by the sun
We get day and night…
…because the Earth spins
Produced by the Met Office © Crown copyright 2009
08/0493 3Sc7L.1d Met Office and the Met Office logo are registered trademarks