PATTERNS OF EARTH AND SKY!

Front

What direction does Earth's gravity pull?

Back

Toward Earth's center.

Front

What is something scientists make to answer questions about the real world?

Back

Model.

Front

What does the Earth orbit around?

Back

The sun.

Front

What is a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime?

Back

Day.

Front

Why does the sun look small in the sky to us?

Back

It is 93,000,000 miles away.

Front

What is the term for the path that Earth takes around the sun?

Back

Orbit.

Front

What is the name of the force that pulls objects toward each other?

Back

Gravity.

Front

What do we call the time it takes for the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

Back

Day.

Front

What is the term for the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Back

Equator.

Front

What is the name of the natural satellite that orbits Earth?

Back

Moon.