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Earth's Movement and Calendars
🌍 Part 1: Earth's Movement
1. How long does it take for Earth to spin once on its axis?
12 hours
24 hours
7 days
1 year
2. What causes day and night on Earth?
The Sun moving around Earth
Earth spinning on its axis
The Moon blocking the Sun
Clouds covering the sky
3. How long does it take for Earth to orbit around the Sun?
1 day
1 month
1 year
1 week
4. When it is daytime in New Zealand, what is happening to our part of Earth?
It is facing away from the Sun
It is facing towards the Sun
It is moving faster around the Sun
It has stopped spinning
📅 Part 2: Understanding Calendars
5. How many days are in most months?
Most months have about _________ days.
6. How many days are in a full year?
A year has _________ days.
7. Fill in the missing information about time:
• 1 day = _________ hours
• 1 week = _________ days
• 1 year = _________ months
8. Why do we use calendars? Write two reasons:
🌞 Part 3: Seasons and Earth's Orbit
9. What causes the seasons to change throughout the year?
Earth getting closer to the Sun
Earth's tilt and orbit around the Sun
The Sun getting hotter and cooler
The Moon blocking sunlight
10. In New Zealand, which months have the longest days (most daylight)?
June, July, August
December, January, February
March, April, May
September, October, November
11. Explain in your own words why we have day and night:
12. Draw and label a simple picture showing Earth, the Sun, and why one side of Earth has day while the other has night:
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