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ROTATION & REVOLUTION LO: I will distinguish between revolution and rotation; I will
describe how the Earth's rotation results in day and night. Rotation: the amount of time it takes a planet to spin around on
its axis one time Axis: an imaginary line running through the center of the planet Revolution: the amount of time it takes a planet to orbit around
the Sun
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Revolution Rotation A revolution of Earth takes one year.
The Earth rotates once
every 24 hours, or one day Revolution A revolution of Earth takes one
year.
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Longer days in the summer is related to the tilt of the Earth's axis
Day & Night in the Summer Longer days in the summer
is related to the tilt of the
Earth's axis
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Seasons When you look at a Globe of the Earth,
you can see that the earth is tilted at an angle. When the Earth travels around the Sun, it remains tilted in the same direction. This means that sometimes the top half of the Earth is pointed towards the Sun, and sometimes it is pointed away from the sun.
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REAL AND APPARENT MOTION
Real Motion: Motion caused by the object
itself moving Apparent Motion: Motion caused by the
observer moving
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