Guiding Questions for Observing Earth from Space
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Why do different places have different sunrise and sunset times?

How do portions of the Earth move in and out of the sun's light each day?

How long does it take for the Earth to spin all the way around?

Why do we look to the east to see the sunrise and to the west to see the sunset?

In which direction does the Earth rotate?

How would you describe what these images show?

Which images show daylight hours for our hometown?

When our hometown experiences sunrise, which places on Earth are experiencing darkness?

What words describe how our planet moves?

How do these images help explain why the sun appears to move across the sky from sunrise to sunset?

How would you describe the earth's daily cycle?

Why is the earth's daily rotation referred to as a cycle?

Why do we use the words sunrise and sunset when it's the Earth that's moving?

What is Universal Time (UT)?

What is local time?

How does Universal Time compare to our local time?

How does the Greenwich, England relate to Universal Time (UT)?

How does the Prime Meridian relate to Universal Time (UT)?

 

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