Earth’s Rotation & Revolution: Crash Course Kids 8.1

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What does pattern mean?

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A set of objects or events that are repeated regularly.

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True or False: Revolution = 1 year = 365 Days

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True.

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Where does the Earth go when we can’t see it?

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Nowhere, it’s actually us that goes somewhere.

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What does Axis mean?

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An invisible line around which an object rotates or spins.

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What does Revolution mean?

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When a planet or moon travels around the body it is orbiting one time.

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What is Earth's rotation?

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The spinning of Earth on its axis, which takes about 24 hours.

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What is Earth's revolution?

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The movement of Earth around the Sun, which takes about 365 days.

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What causes day and night?

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The rotation of Earth on its axis.

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What is the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun?

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An ellipse.

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What is the North Pole?

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The northernmost point on Earth, where the axis of rotation meets the surface.