1. 3/12 & 3/13 - 8th Grade Agenda
Learning Objective: Learn about Earth’s Seasons
Collect HW: Reading & Notetaking p.208 – 210
Textbook Reading p
HW: Reading & Notetaking p.211 – 213

2. Daily Reflection
Prompt: What causes the different seasons of the year?

3. The study of the moon, stars and other objects is called…..
Astronomy

4. Why is there night and day?
Earth is rotating around the axis
It takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate around its axis

5. How many days does it take for the earth to rotate around the sun
How many days does it take for the earth to rotate around the sun ? (Don’t forget about leap year)
365 ¼ days
That is why we add an extra day to Feb every four years.

6. Why is it warmer at the equator?
Because it gets direct sun light

7. Why is it hotter in the summer and colder in the winter
Earth is NOT closer to the sun in the summer
When Northern Hemisphere is having summer, Earth is at its greatest distance from the sun.
It’s because of the tilt in the earth’s axis

8. Reasons for the seasons
If it is summer time in the Northern Hemisphere is it Summer time in the Southern Hemisphere?

9. The longest and shortest days of the year are known as S_______
olstice
In the Northern Hemisphere
The shortest day of the year is December 21
The longest day of the year is June 21

10. In the Northern Hemisphere
During two days of the year, the length of nighttime and daytime are about the same. It is called the Eq_______
uinox
In the Northern Hemisphere
Vernal Equinox (Spring Equinox) occurs on March 21
Autumnal Equinox occurs on September 23

11. Myth or Fact: Is it easier to make an egg stand during an Equinox?
It is no easier or harder to stand an egg during an Equinox.

12. How many mile is the diameter of the Earth?
About 8000 miles

13. How many earths can fit inside the sun?
The Sun’s diameter is about 870,000 miles
The sun’s diameter is more than 100 larger.
In fact, the Sun is so big that if it were hollow, you could fit over one million Earth's inside of it

14. If you were traveling to the sun at 100 miles per hour, how long will it take to get there?
92 million miles away
If there was a highway to the sun and you were traveling 100 miles per hour it will take 105 year to reach it.
It takes light 8 minutes to travel from the sun to the Earth