Chapter 8 Flashcards
Earth completes one rotation on its
Axis
As Earth_____, the sun appears to rise in the_____ and sets in the
_____.
Rotates, east, west
The stars, Moon, and planets appear to move across the sky each night because of Earth’s_______.
Rotation
At dawn and dusk, shadows are______, and at midday, they are____
long, short
Each year, Earth completes one_____.
Rotation
In June, the North Pole is tilted_______the sun so sunlight hits the northern Hemisphere at an_______angle
Toward, steeper
In summer, light is more _____then it is in winter
Intence
In December, the North Pole is tilted_______the sun so sunlight hits the northern Hemisphere at a_______angle
Away from, low
When it hits winter in the northern Hemisphere it’s______ in the Southern Hemisphere
Summer
In northern Alaska, summer nights are_____________ but during winter the sun hardly_________.
The sun rises_______ in the sky in summer then it does in winter.
Near the equator the suns apparent path changes_____ during the year then at higher latitudes.
Much less
The suns path repeats itself every year then at ______________
Rise set
Earths closest neighbor in space is the
Moon
Moonlight reflects off the
Sun
The moon has. like on Earth but no
Rock atmosphere
Temperatures on moon are. then earth
Hotter
The moon is covered in Made by
Craters metors
When medorites enter earths air thingy they
Before they hit earth
BURN
The moon orbits earth once in Days
29
At eny time the sun lights. Of the moon
Half
