Earth's Rotation

Axis

Shadow

Orbit

24 hours

The Earth's revolution around the Sun

The Earth's rotation on its axis

The Moon's orbit around the Earth

The Sun's movement around the Earth

To remember the names of the planets in alphabetical order

To remember the order of the planets from closest to farthest from the Sun

To remember the largest planets

To remember the planets with rings

Day and night cycle

Changing patterns of shadows

Movement of planets around the sun

Changing seasons

It measures the temperature using sunlight.

It tells time by using the changing position of a shadow.

It tracks the movement of the moon.

It predicts weather patterns.

the turning of Earth on its axis

the movement of Earth around the sun

the movement of the sun across the sky

the imaginary line that runs through Earth

the line the sun takes across Earth's sky

the path of Earth's movement around the sun

the imaginary line through Earth around which Earth rotates

the bar that runs through Earth from north to south around which Earth rotates

A day would stay the same length.

A day would be longer than 24 hours.

A day would be shorter than 24 hours.

A day would be longer in half of the world and shorter in the other half.

There is not enough information to predict the time of day.

It is midday because the sun is overhead, and the shadow of the tree is short.

It is evening because the sun is rising in the east, and the shadow of the tree is long.

It is morning because the sun is setting in the west, and the shadow of the tree is long.