sun ,earth ,moon & moon phases

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Is the Sun a star?

● The Sun is the closest star to Earth.

● It makes its own heat and light.

● The earth orbits around the sun.

● It gives the earth heat and light.

The Earth rotates once every 24 hours.Each time the Earth rotates we have oneday and one night. When we are on the sun side of the earth, we have daylight.When we rotate away from the sun, we have night.

The moon rotates around the The moon rotates around the Earth. On many nights, we Earth. On many nights, we can see it, but it does not make can see it, but it does not make its own light. The Sun lights the its own light. The Sun lights the moon.moon.

The Earth revolves around the Sun.The path it takes is called the Earth’s Orbit. It takes one YEAR to go aroundthe Sun.

The earth travels around the sun, our sourceof light and heat. The earth also rotates, or spins during it’s journey. The countriesthat are turned toward the sun get daylight.

Moon Phases

Half of the Moon is always lit up by the sun. As the Moon orbits the Earth, we see

different parts of the lighted area.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo30th/moontheater/phasepage2.html

The revolution of the Moon around the Earth makes the Moon look as if it is

changing shape in the sky. 

http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/birthdayphases.htm

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lunar/why_phases.gif

New Moon