Earth’s Orbit & Rotation

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Causes of day and night?

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Earth's rotation on its axis

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Time of day represented by the picture with a long shadow to the west of Izzy.

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morning

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Time of day represented by shadow length and position.

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noon

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Sun's apparent movement across the sky

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Earth's rotation on its axis

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Time for Earth to rotate once on its axis:

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24 hours

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Foucault pendulum evidence

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Earth's rotation on its axis

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Time for Earth to orbit the sun:

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365.25 days

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Causes of visible constellations changing throughout the year.

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Earth's orbit around the sun

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Phenomenon providing evidence against geocentric model

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stellar parallax

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Causes for time zones: Earth's rotation on its axis, Earth's orbit around the sun, sun dials, shadows

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Earth's rotation on its axis