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Earth and Sun

Unit Guide

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The Sun KWL

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Learned

The Earth KWL

What causes day and night?

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Think and write

1. Why does the sun look small?
The sun looks small because_________________

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2. What happens as the Earth rotates?
As the Earth rotates_____________________
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3. How long does it take Earth to rotate one full time?
It takes ______________ for the Earth to
rotate one full time.

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1 _______ =
_______ days

The path Earth takes around the

Sun is called its _________.
Earth always travels around the
Sun in the same orbit. It takes
Earth _______ days to travel
once around the sun.
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The Reason for Seasons

winter

light

more

heat

summer

Earth

sun

sunlight

less

We have __________ when our part of

Earth is tilted away from the _______.
In Winter _________ sunlight hits our
part. So we get less ________
and________.
When we have _________, our part of
the ________ is tilted toward the Sun.
More _____________ hits our part.
So our part of Earth gets _______
light and heat.

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Think and write

Please use complete sentences!
1. What is an orbit?
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2. Why does one part of Earth get more light and heat
in the summer?
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3. When it is winter above the equator, what season is
it below the equator?
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Sun and Earth Review Sheet

Rotation- the Earth rotates, or spins, on a line through its center
called an axis.
Axis- imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South
Pole.
Sun- as Earth rotates, the sun shines on it (the sun does not
move). The sun is a star that gives Earth light and heat. The sun
is huge. It looks small because it is 93 million miles away from
Earth.
Day and night- because the Earth is always rotating we get night
and day. Remember, the Earth is doing the moving, not the sun.
Orbit- the Earth traveling around the sun. It takes the Earth 365
days to travel once around the sun.
Seasons- during the winter the Earth is tilted away from the sun
so we get less light and heat. During the summer the Earth is
tilted towards the sun giving us more light and heat.
Equator- imaginary line across the middle of Earth. When it is
winter above the equator it is summer below the equator.
When it is summer above the equator it is winter below the
equator.

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Name:______________________ Date:___________________
The Sun and Earth Unit Test
1. The Earth rotates. What does rotate mean?
a. axis
b. spins
c. makes waves
2. Earths axis is an imaginary line that goes from where?
a. North Pole to the South Pole
b. East Pole to the West Pole
c. through the United States
3. What is the sun?
a. a planet
b. a cloud
c. a star
4. How many miles away is the sun from Earth?
a. 93 million miles
b. 25 million miles
c. 18 million miles
5. The sun gives us what?
a. light
b. heat
c. light and heat
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6. What causes day and night?

a. the sun spins around the Earth
b. clouds hide the sun at night
c. the Earths rotation around the sun
7. How many days does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?
a. 24
b. 365
c. 100

8. Why does our part of the Earth get less light and heat in
winter?
a. the Earth is tilted away from the sun
b. the Earth is facing the sun
c. the Earth is rotating fast
9. What is the imaginary line across the middle of the Earth
called?
a. orbit
b. rotation
c. equator
10. When it is winter above the equator, what season is it below
the equator?
a. spring
b. summer
c. fall

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