Space Flashcards
A ship goes out to sea and Goes out of sight! Why?
Because the world is a sphere
Order the planets
Mercury, Venus, earth, jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
We have summer and winter! Why?
The earth orbits the sun and the earth’s orbit is tilted
The moon orbits the earth! Why?
Gravity attracts objects towards the earth
Why is Neptune the coldest planet
Because Neptune is the furthest planet away from the sun
If it is summer in England, what season is it in Australia
Winter because it is on the other Side of the world
The 21st June has the longest daylight hours in the UK. What is the day called?
It is called solstice (summer)
What is the word we use for the day in spring when there are 12 hours of daylight
Equinox (spring)
Would you expect much change in daylight hours and temperature for a country on the equator?
No, because on the equator it is always hot.
Why does the UK experience seasons
Because we are between the equator. The earth is tilted on its axis. As it or bits the sun the northern hemisphere, where the UK is located.
The earth is……….. on it’s axis and so, as it………… the sun, the different parts of the earth (called …………) are tilted ………….. or away from the sun.
Tilted
Orbits
Hemi-spheres
Towards
Now, because light travels in ………….. …………. half of the earth is always in its own ……………
Straight
Lines
Shadow
As the shadow line and the earth’s axis are not lined up, we spend ………………. time in the shadow in winter than in summer
More
1 day
Is 24 hours! Also it takes the earth to revolve once. This is equal to the 24th
1 year
It is 365 days. In a leap year it is 366. Also it takes for the earth to make 1 orbit of the sun
