Earth Basics lecture part 1

Open Ended

How do the day and night cycles affect daily life in Roxboro? Think about work hours, school schedules, religious practices, or cultural events where you live. How might this be different for people living near the North or South Pole?

Categorize

Options (8)

Spinning

Orbiting

15° per hour

1° per day

Causes Day and Night

Causes changing seasons

Causes Stars to rise and set

Causes changing constellations

Organize these options into the right categories

Rotation

Revolution

Open Ended

Which part of Earth is experiencing daytime in the image?

Multiple Choice

Why do globes lean sideways?

• To allow them to spin easier.
• To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
• To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
• To demonstrate day and night.

Fill in the Blanks

The Earth rotates on an imaginary line through its center, called its rotational axis. This imaginary line is tilted how many degrees (from vertical)?

Open Ended

Thinking about your own family’s history, did your ancestors live in very different places? How might day length, weather, or seasonality have shaped their daily lives & where they live?

Multiple Choice

Which factor is primarily responsible for temperature variations between seasons?

• Earth's distance from the Sun

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• The speed of Earth's rotation

• The shape of Earth's orbit

Open Ended

Where are the sun’s direct rays hitting Earth?

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident