Ch 11 Earths rotation and revolution

Ch 11 Earths rotation and revolution

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  EARTH'S ROTATION AND REVOLUTION
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  Earth’s Rotation • Rotationis the spinning of the Earth on its axis. • The time for one rotation is 24 hours. • The speed of rotation 24,855 miles/24 hr or 1,038 miles/hr Click image to view Earth’s rotation.
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  Earth’s Revolution • Arevolution occurs as the earth moves around the sun. • Time for one revolution = 365 1/4 days = 8,766 hours • The speed of earth’s revolution is about 18 miles per second.
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  Earth’s Revolution
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  Earth’s Orbit • Thepath an object takes as it revolves around another object.
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  Around and AroundWe Go • Every second, that you sit in this classroom, the Earth's orbital motion carries you about 18 miles through space.
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  1. The Earthspinning on its axis. Rotation Revolution 2. Going around a larger body. Rotation Revolution Revolution 3. 24 hours. Rotation Revolution 4. Causes the Earth’s seasons. Rotation Revolution 5. Creates a year. Rotation Revolution 6. The moon going around Earth. Rotation Revolution
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  Identify the motionbeing shown in each of these pictures. Each team must write their answers for each figure in the form of a question. Figure #1 Rotation Revolution Planet Figure #2 Earth Rotation Revolution