Rotation
What is Earth's rotation?
Earth's rotation is the spinning of the planet on its axis.
Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees.
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
Rotation is the spinning of Earth on its axis, while revolution is the orbit of Earth around the Sun.
In the activity we did this week what represented the sun?
flashlight
The higher the sun's angle, the more _________the sunlight is.
direct or indirect
direct
How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation?
It takes approximately 24 hours for Earth to complete one rotation.
What effect does Earth's tilt have on seasons?
The tilt causes different parts of the Earth to receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year, creating seasons.
How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the Sun?
It takes about 365.25 days for Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun.
In the activity we did this week, what did you use to represent the Earth?
Graph paper/clipboard
If the sun's angle is lower in the sky the Earth is receiving more direct or indirect sunlight?
indirect
When the Earth is facing away from the sun in it's rotation we are experiencing ______________-.
night
How many degrees is Earth tilted?
Earth is tilted at about 23.5 degrees.
What effect does the revolution have on seasons?
The revolution, combined with Earth's tilt, leads to the changing of seasons
Tell me one thing that are not accurate about the model of the Earth and sun's angle that we did this week.
The Earth is not Flat
The sun is much bigger than the Earth.
The Earth could not be rotated on its axis because we use a flat representation.
The Earth experiences winter when the sun is tilted towards or away from the sun in the US?
away
What is the effect of Earth's rotation on day and night?
Earth's rotation causes different parts of the planet to experience day and night.
When it is summer the Earth is tilled ______________ the sun.
toward
The Earth moves around the sun in this shape.
ellipse or oval
When the angle of the sun is low the sun is more direct or indirect?
indirect
During what season is the Earth's axis tilted towards the sun in the US?
summer
When the Earth is facing toward the sun in it's rotation we are experiencing ______________-.
day
When the Earth is tilted__________ from the sun, it is winter from the sun
away
Tell me 2 of the 4 days when day and night are about the same length. (12 hour days and 12 hour nights)
Summer Solstice
Fall Equinox
Winter Solstice
Spring Equinox
As the angle of the sun increases what happens to the number of boxes that the light covers?
It also increases
When the sun is directly overhead it is about____ degrees.
90 degrees