Slide 1Earth in Space 19-1 Astronomy is the study of objects beyond the Earths atmosphere. It is one of the oldest sciences, as ancient people studied the heavens for agricultural…

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1 Solar Geometry The Earth’s daily rotation about the axis through its two celestial poles (North and South) is perpendicular to the equator, but it is not perpendicular…

Slide 1 Module 3: The Celestial Sphere Activity 1: The Rotating Earth Slide 2 Summary: In this Activity, we will investigate (a) day and night & the Earth’s rotation,…

How does Earth Move? Aim: What is Earthâs daily motion? DO NOW: 1. How many hours are in one day? 2. How many degrees is a full circle? 3. How many degrees does Earth spin…

Slide 1 The Mayan ruin of El Caracol, also known as âThe Observatory,â is located on the Yucatan peninsula. It is thought that the Mayans used El Caracol for astronomical…