4th grade Solar System

Learn about Earth's rotation, revolution, seasons, and moon phases!

_ is the movement of the earth in an orbit around the sun. RevolutionRotation _ is the turning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night. RevolutionRotation The Earth Completes one revolution around the sun every 365 1 days. The moon revolves around the Earth about once every how many days? How many hours does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis? The Earth is slightly titled on its axis. The tilt causes Earth to experience_. Seasons How can you describe the basic Characteristics of the Earth? How can you describe the basic Characteristics of the Moon? How can you describe the basic Characteristics of the Sun? Match the Historical People to their contributions. Aristotle Earth is the center of the Universe; The Earth doesn't move. Ptolemy The Earth is spherical and the objects in space orbit the earth. Copernicus The earth spins on its axis. The earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. Galileo Builds a telescope to study the moon. Discovers the moon is not flat. Which moon is half of the part of the moon facing Earth is lighted on the right side? waning crescent moon full moon first quarter moon Which moon is half of the part of the moon facing Earth is lighted on the left side? New Moon Last (third) quarter moon Waxing Crescent Which moon is the entire half of the moon facing Earth is dark? new moon full moon waning crescent Which moon is three fourths of the moon facing the Earth is lighted on the right side? waning gibbous waxing gibbous waning crescent Which moon is an entire half of the moon facing Earth is lighted? new moon full moon