PPT-THE SUN: MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR LIFE ON EARTH

Almost all plants are photosynthetic autotrophs as are some bacteria and protists Autotrophs generate their own organic matter through photosynthesis Sunlight energy is transformed to energy stored in the form of chemical bonds. SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN MON MON MON MON MON MON TUE TUE TUE TUE TUE TUE WED WED WED WED WED WED THU THU THU THU THU THU FRI FRI FRI FRI FRI FRI APRIL JUNE AUGUST MAY JULY SEPTEMBER SAT SAT SAT SAT SAT Earth’s gravity pulls objects toward the center of Earth.. No matter where you stand on Earth. The direction of down will be toward Earth’s center.. As Earth turns, so do we. Earth rotates around on an imaginary lime running through its center called an “axis of rotation”.. 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!!. The . Sun. Is HOT!!!. The sun is an . average . star . The heat and light are the result of . Nuclear Reactions . constantly taking place in the sun.. It is in the . center. of our solar system. . Comparison . 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 . 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. 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 . Average Distance. from the Earth . to the Moon:. 221,567 miles . Average Distance. from the Earth . to the Sun:. 93,020,000 miles (. 149, 597, 871km. )(. 1 AU. ). DID YOU KNOW THE . MOON. CAUSES . Section 22C. The sun’s motions. Apparent motion. The sun’s motion across the sky as we see it. Caused by the earth’s rotation. Ecliptic – the line marking the apparent path of the sun against the background of the stars as the sun moves around the earth.. 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 . #1 - . KNOW. all of your vocabulary words.. You will need know know these words in order to answer many of the questions on the test.. #2 - . Know Earth’s place in our universe.. . Earth is part of a solar system.. 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