PPT-Earth-Sun Relationships

Key Concepts Insolation The solar radiation incident on a unit horizontal surface at the top of the atmosphere Essentially the incoming solar radiation that reaches the earth and the atmosphere. Made by: Grace Taggart. Size. Moon- The Moon is 3,475km. Earth- The Earth is 12,756 km. Sun- The Sun is 1,392,684 km . What types of landforms are there?. Moon- The Moon is made out of hard rocks and there are many craters and mountains.. Mrs. Horn. Science. 2015. Day and Night. Earth’s axis is an imaginary line that runs through Earth.. It passes through the North and South poles.. Earth rotates (spins) on its axis. (Like a spinning top). Key terms:. Solstice: day when the sun appears farthest North or South of the equator. Northern hemisphere receives the most sunlight of the year around June 21 on the summer solstice.. Phase: shape of the moon you see from Earth.. 1. st. period. Solar Eclipse. Moon comes in between the Earth and Sun; annually (1x a year)- blocks sun. Can see the top layer of the sun (corona). Penumbra + Umbra (2 shadows). Most eclipses are partial eclipses. Would You Rather?. Would you rather live here…. or here?. There is no water on the Moon. What would you drink?. Is there water on the Sun?. Would you rather live here…. or here?. The Sun is about 5500° Celsius. Make sure you bring sunscreen!!. By Jason Janczak. SIZE OF THE EARTH, MOON, AND SUN. The Earth’s radius is 3959 miles. The Moon’s radius is 1079 miles . The Sun’s radius is 432,474 miles. Fun facts: The Earth is about 4 times the size of the . BY KAYLA FARABEE. Earth. it takes 24 hours to rotate on its axis. It has no craters but it dose have landform such as rock and liquid . It takes 365.25 day to orbit around the sun. SUN. . The weathering on the sun is very . Moon... Oh My!. GO!. What kind of chocolate bars do you eat in space… . Milky Ways. !. Today we will learn about the sun, earth, moon and . their characteristics. GO!. Main Menu . . Sun . Earth . By: Ava Schwartz . Size:. Earth:. The Earth is about One Million times smaller than the sun leaving it at 3,959 miles across.. Moon:. The. . Moon is 50 times smaller than the Earth leaving it at . G. 2. star. , one of more than 100 billion stars in our galaxy . Diameter. : 1,390,000 km - Earth is nearly 100 times smaller. The Sun. No solid surface. Has three layers of atmosphere. Corona, Photosphere, and Chromosphere. Earth and Sun Relationship. Earth completes one revolution around the sun every 365 ¼ days. . Revolution – the time it takes for the Earth to complete 1 orbit around the sun.. What is Rotation?. Rotation – the Earth rotates around its axis once every 24 hours.. flares, and ten facts about the Sun. I also will tell why we should learn more about the Sun . Solar Flares. . What are solar flares? Solar flares are powerful burst of radiation. Harmful radiation cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere . Section 1: Earth in Space. Pg. 514 . Basics. The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space is . Astronomy. .. The earth moves in 2 ways. Rotation. Revolution. Rotation. The spinning of the earth on it’s axis. Earth, Moon, and Sun Gravity and Motion Isaac Newton was the first scientist to explain what keeps the Earth and Moon in orbit Force – a push or a pull There is a force acting between the Earth and the moon that keeps them in orbit