Ch. 8: Lesson 1: The Solar System and Beyond

As Earth rotates, the Sun appears to rise in the _____ and set in the ____________.

The stars, Moon and planets appear to move across the sky each night because of Earth's _____________________________________.

At dawn and dusk, shadows are _______ and at midday, they are ______.

Each year, Earth completes one ______________ around the Sun.

In June, the North Pole is tilted _________ the Sun, so sunlight hits the Northern Hemisphereat a steep angle

In summer, light is more ______________ thanit is in winter.

In December, the North Pole is tilted ________ ________ the sun, so sunlight hits the Northern Hemisphere at a low angle

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ___________________ in the SouthernHemisphere.

In northern Alaska, summer nights are ______________, but during wintr the Sun Hardly appears

The sun rises_____________ in the sky in the summer than it does in winter

Near the equator, the sun's apparent path changes __________ _____ during the year than at higher latitudes

The Sun's pat repeats itself every year, so it is possible to predict the time the Sun will _____ and ______.

Name the northern or southern half of earth

Name an invisible line that runs throught he middle of an object

What does Earth do every 24 hours on its axis

The path Earth takes around the Sun, or the path the Moon takes around Earth

Earth's complete travel around the Sun

What occurs because Earth orgits the Sun on a tilted axis

The type of "motion" of the sun as it rises in the east and sets in the west

What changes during the day but always points away from the sun

Earth complees a spin every 24 hours. This __ causes day and night

Earth completes a _____ around the Sun each year.

Because Earth is revolving on a tiltled ______, there are seasons.

During the summer, the Sun rises___________ in the sky and earlier in the day.

During the winter, the Sun is _________ in the sky

Near the _________________________, the temperature and the Sun's apparent path change very little

Near the _____________, the sun has a shorter apparent path but the same _____________.