Understanding Day and Night Cycle in Our Solar System
Explore the phenomenon of day and night in our world, from how we get day and night to the objects we see in the sky during daytime and nighttime. Learn about the movement of the Earth and the Sun, the presence of the Moon, and the stillness of the stars in our night sky. Understand how different celestial bodies contribute to the cycle of day and night.
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The World Around Us: The World Around Us: day and night day and night
Look at these Solar System objects What are they?
How do we get day and night? We get daytime daytime when a part of the Earth is pointing towards towards the Sun. We get night time night time when a part of the Earth is pointing away away the Sun. The Earth only takes 1 day to spin around once!
The Sun during the day The Sun looks like it moves across the sky during the day, but it is actually the Earth actually the Earth moving! moving! We say the sun rises in the East East and sets in the West West. Where is the Sun at midday? Looking East Looking West
What do we see in the day time sky? Talk to the person next to you. Can you think of 3 things that we see in the day time sky? What animals are awake in the day time?
What do we see in the night time sky? The Moon is the only object that we can easily see in the day time and the night time sky! The Moon makes different shapes over a month. But how?
The Moon has night and day too! It is daytime daytime on the part of the Moon that is pointing towards the Sun. towards Do you think planets have day time and night time too? What is happening here?
Our night time sky The stars look like they are moving slowly at night, but actually they are still and the Earth is moving Earth is moving! We say that stars rise in the East East and set in the West What else moves East to What else moves East to West? West? West. . Stars turn around the South Celestial Pole.
