Earth-Sun Relationships - Moore Public Schools

EARTH-SUN RELATIONSHIPS

UNIT OBJECTIVES ?

EXPLAIN THE EFFECTS OF THE EARTH-SUN RELATIONSHIP ON LIFE ON EARTH. ?

IDENTIFY THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO EARTH'S CLIMATES. ?

DESCRIBE THE MAJOR CLIMATE PATTERNS FOUND ON EARTH.

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OBJECTIVES ? DESCRIBE HOW EARTH'S POSITION IN RELATION TO THE SUN AFFECTS TEMPERATURES ON

EARTH. ? EXPLAIN HOW EARTH'S ROTATION CAUSES DAY AND NIGHT. ? DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE EARTH TO THE SUN DURING EACH SEASON. ? IDENTIFY HOW GLOBAL WARMING MIGHT AFFECT EARTH'S AIR, LAND, AND WATER.

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TERMS TO KNOW

PLACES TO LOCATE

CLIMATE

SEASONS

TROPIC OF CANCER

AXIS

ECLIPTIC

TROPIC OF CAPRICORN

TEMPERATURE

ENERGY

EQUATOR

REVOLUTION

ROTATION

POLES

EQUINOX

CONDUCTOR

SOLSTICE

CONVECTION

GREENHOUSE EFFECT ADVECTION

GLOBAL WARMING RADIATION

WEATHER

PERIHELION

APHELION

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THE SUN, THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN OUR SKY, IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN CREATING EARTH'S CLIMATES. THE SUN, COMPOSED OF HYDROGEN, HELIUM, AND OTHER GASES, ROTATES ON AN AXIS AT ABOUT THE SAME ANGLE AS THE EARTH'S AXIS. ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF THE POWER GENERATED BY THE SUN REACHES THE EARTH.

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