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Solar System and Earth-Sun-Moon Relationships / Energy

Virginia SOL 6.3.ESM

Investigate the relationship between the sun, Earth, and the moon.

Study 6.3.ESM with SOL PrepBack to Grade 6 Science

What students need to be able to do

  • Recognize that Earth has unique properties.
  • Recognize that the rotation of Earth in relationship to the sun causes day and night.
  • Recognize that the movement of Earth and the moon in relationship to the sun causes phases of the moon.
  • Recognize that Earth’s tilt as it revolves around the sun causes the seasons.
  • Recognize that the relationship between Earth and the moon is the primary cause of tides.