Earth's gravity pulls on objects at or near the Earth's surface.

Down is always toward the center of the Earth.

Up is always towards the North Pole.

Where does the Sun go when we can not see it?

Earth spins on its:

Down is the same direction for everyone

Up is the opposite direction than down

When the Earth is facing the Sun it is

When the Earth is not facing the Sun it is

Earth rotates on a

When a planet or moon travels around the body it is orbiting one time

A revolution is

Earth is rotating and revolving around the Sun simultaneously.

Earth's axis is NOT tilted

Because Earth's axis is titled, this creates a pattern called

Shadows are produced opposite of the direction it is coming from.

Shadows are made from

The Sun moves through the sky

Ancient civilizations used the Sun as

Shadows follow

The Sun rises in the

The Sun sets in the

Florida is on the ______ coast

California is on the ______ coast

At 7am the sun is _____ and the shadow length is ______.

At noon the sun is _______ and the shadow length is ______.

At 2pm the sun is ________ and the shadow length is _______.

At 6pm the sun is _______ and the shadow length is ________.

When the Sun is low in the sky, shadows are

When the Sun is high in the sky, shadows are

What happens to a shadow as the morning goes on to the afternoon?

In summer we have

In winter we have

The _______ is the center of our solar system.

Earth's axis is

The path an object follows around another object is called:

We live in the

In the spring and fall the Earth is tilted toward the Sun.

When the Earth is leaning toward the Sun we have

When the Earth is leaning away from the Sun we have

What does hemisphere mean?

We know Earth is a sphere because...

We have seasons because...

Why can't we see the Sun sometimes?

Which way do shadows point and why do they follow a pattern?