Days and Nigjts

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Day

Earth’s side faces towards the Sun.

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Night

Earth’s side faces away from the Sun.

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Rotation is…

When Earth spins on its axis.

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Rotation takes…

24hrs or 1 day

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Rotation causes…

Days and Nights

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Sol

Latin for Sun

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Terra

Latin for Earth

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Aristotle

The man who first observed Earth’s spherical shape, by looking at ships approaching the horizon.

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Sun’s size

109 times that of Earth

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Rotation on Earth…

Anti-clockwise, west to east.

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Axis

Imaginary line from the north to south poles.

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Sunrise and sunset

Sun seen over horizon.