Earth’s Place in Space

Where does the sun go when we cannot see it? It does not move. We are the ones who move because our planet is always turning, or spinning, on its axis.

How is the invisible line called? Axis

What is rotation? The spinning movement

What does rotation give us? day and night

What happens when Earth faces away from the sun as Earth is spining? Night is produced.

What happens when Earth faces the sun as Earth is spining? Day is produced.

When does Earth revolve? When Earth moves around the sun.

What does a full orbit represent? It represents a year or 365 days.

Is the Earth's axis straight? No, it isn't. It is tilted.

How do seasons occur on Earth? When the Southern Hemisphere faces the sun and the Northern Hemisphere doesn't and vice versa.