Unit 1 W1 The Earth

Put these 5 distances in order of increasing size and say what they are

Diameter of Earth  
Earth to Moon Distance  
Earth to Sun Distance  
Diameter of Sun  
Diameter of Moon  

What is meant by Perihelion and Aphelion?

In what months do they occur?

Sketch the Earth spinning on a titled axis. Show how big this angle is on your sketch.

Is the Earth a perfect sphere?

If you walked to the North Pole how would you know you had arrived?

What are the following?

a) The equator

b) The ecliptic

c) The ecliptic plane