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How Earth, the Moon, and the Sun move, and what those motions cause.
#space#us_grade_3_science
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Earth follows a long path through space around one object. What does Earth orbit?
The Moon is Earth's closest neighbor in space. What does the Moon orbit?
How long does Earth take to travel one time all the way around the Sun?
How long does Earth take to turn around one time on its own?
Earth travels the same path around the Sun year after year. What is that path called?
Earth is turning right now, even though people standing on it cannot feel the motion.
The Moon takes about one month to travel one time around Earth.
A year is the amount of time Earth takes to turn around one time.
The Sun lights one half of Earth at a time. Why does a town on the lit half not stay in daylight forever?
The shadow of a flagpole moves slowly across the schoolyard all day. What causes the shadow to move?
The Sun seems to move slowly across the sky from morning until evening. What is really moving?
Just after sunrise, a town begins to see the Sun above the hills. What has just happened?
It is noon in one city while it is midnight in a city on the opposite side of Earth. What explains this?
A student shines a lamp on a globe and slowly spins the globe. What does this model show?
Suppose Earth stopped turning and stopped moving through space. What would happen to day and night?
The Moon looks like a thin curve one week and a full circle about two weeks later. What causes this change?
A model shows the Moon going around Earth and Earth going around the Sun. Which of these motions takes the longest?
A student slowly walks a small ball in a wide circle around a bright lamp. What does the walking ball stand for?
Earth and the other planets all travel around the same object. What sits at the center of the solar system?
The full Moon looks bright in the night sky. Where does the Moon's light come from?
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