Amy PapeEDU 290H

4th Grade Science Lesson

When an object turns around itself

When an objects circles another

Rotates every 27 days1 million + earths can fit insideMostly made of hydrogen93 million miles away from earth

24 hours to rotate around axis

365 ¼ days to revolve around sun

Day Night

Side of Earth facing sun

Side of Earth not facing sun

&

Tilt of axis of EarthHow close it is to sun

Example Summer = warmer

Tilted closer to Sun

Winter = colder

Tilted away from Sun

Sun Sun

Earth Earth

Our Earth has one moon

Revolves around Earth

1 revolution= 29 days, 12 hours and 2.9 seconds

4 Main Phases

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

ThirdQuarter

2 Types

Solar and Lunar

Sun Moon Earth

Light In a certain location on Earth is being blocked by

the moon.

Sun EarthMoon

Light on the Moon is being blocked by the Earth at this position.

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