When things turn like a top, they _______.

Earth turns around an imaginary line called a(n) ________.

The path that one object takes around another object in space is called a(n)_________.

The rise and fall in the water level is called a(n) _______.

A group of stars that seems to form a pattern in the night sky is a(n) _________.

During different seasons, you can see different stars in the night sky. What causes this?

______ ______ causes a change in the pattern of shadows on Earth as the sun moves across the sky.

In the US, an August day is usually hotter than a January day because Earth's North Pole tilts_________ in the summer and __________ in winter.

Which scientist first described the orbits of the planets as elliptical?

The same side of the moon always faces the Earth. Why is this?

How long does is take for Earth to complete one full rotation?

Shadows are ______ early in the morning and later in the afternoon.

Shadows are ________ around lunchtime.

The reoccurring appearance of the moon determined by the amount of reflected light from the sun are:

What is the path called that one object in space takes around another object in space?

One complete orbit made by a planet or satellite around another object is a:

The spinning of an object on its axis is a:

A dark area or shape produced by an object coming between rays of light and a surface is a:

A sloping position is called a: