Following the Sun

The Sun appears to move across the sky because the Earth rotates on its axis.

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Ancient civilizations thousands of years ago used the Sun as a giant lamp.

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As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes the seasons.

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When the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, it has completed 365 rotations.

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What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of the Moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's rotation.

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The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its revolution.

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When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, it is winter.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the part of the world you are living in is leaning away from the Sun, it is winter.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The invisible line that passes through the North and South poles is called the Earth's axis.

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