Day and Night 2023

Day and night

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​Rotation

​Rotation

​DAY/NIGHT

• ​Rotation means to “spin”- Earth Rotates on its axis.

• ​Earth rotates counterclockwise

• ​​It takes 24 hours for one rotation

• ​Side Facing Sun= DAY

• ​​Side Facing Away from Sun = NIGHT

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Rotation means.....

• to go around something

• Orbit

• to spin, Earth rotates on its axis

• To have a tilted axis

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Multiple Choice

Earth rotates

• Counter-clockwise

• Clock-wise

• Left

• Right

Multiple Choice

One rotation takes....

• One year

• 24 hours or one day

• one month

• one week

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Rotation

Revolution

Day

Night

Multiple Choice

When one side of the Earth is facing the sun it is....

• Night time

• Spring

• Summer

• Daytime

​YEAR

• ​Revolution means to go around something.

• ​Revolution = ORBIT

• ​Earth revolves around the sun counterclockwise.

• It takes the earth 365 days (1yr) to revolve around the sun.

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Multiple Choice

Revolution or going around something can be referred to as...

• Axis

• Tilt

• Spin

• Orbit

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Earth revolves around the sun...

• Clock-wise

• Counter-clockwise

• Left

• Right

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Revolution

Rotation

Day

Night

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 10 days

• 1 year

• 1 hour

​SEASONS

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• ​Seasons are caused by Earth’s tilted axis and the revolution (orbit) around the sun.

• ​Axis is tilted 23.5°

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Multiple Choice

Seasons are caused by....

• The rotation of the Earth

• The revolution of the Earth

• Earth's tilted axis and the revolution around the sun

• Earth's tilted axis and the rotation

Multiple Choice

Earth is tilted on axis at ____ degrees

• 23.5

• 24

• 48

• 36

Open Ended

What do you think would happen if the earth started to rotate slower? What would happen to the days and nights?