4. SUN
It is the center of
the solar system
It is a star- a hot
ball of glowing gas
5. Other Planets(in from the sun)
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
6. Revolution
Definition: Going
around an object
once
The Earth revolves
around the sun.
Each time the Earth
revolves around the
sun = ONE YEAR
Rotation
Definition: spinning
around or turning
all the way around
on an axis one time
The Earth rotates
on its axis (the
north and south
poles)
Each time the Earth
rotates around =
ONE DAY
7. Axis
Is an imaginary line that goes
through the North and South
Poles
Earth rotates on its axis
8. Earth’s
Rotation
Every 24 hours the Earth rotates (spins
on its axis)
This is what causes day and night
Earth rotates counter clockwise
13. Moon Phases
Phases are the different shapes the moon
seems to have in the sky.
Moon goes through all its phases in 29 ½
days
There are 7 phases to the moon
Most common phases are:
Full moon
New moon
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