Earth and Space Concepts
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6th Grade
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Elonda Brownson
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Rotation
Back
The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Revolution
Back
The movement of Earth around the Sun, taking approximately 365.25 days to complete one orbit.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Orbit
Back
The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Axis
Back
An imaginary line about which a body rotates. Earth's axis is tilted, which affects the seasons.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Equator
Back
An imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the poles, dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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NGSS.3-ESS2-1
NGSS.3-ESS2-2
NGSS.4-ESS2-2
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Seasons
Back
The four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from Earth's changing position with regard to the Sun.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Atmosphere
Back
layer of gases that surround earth
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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