Rotation Versus Revolution

The Earth's revolution

• Causes seasons

• Causes day and night

In this diagram, the motion of the EARTH can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

In this diagram, the motion of the SATELLITE can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

In this diagram, the motion of the Earth can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

In this diagram, the motion of the Earth can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

Day and night on Earth is caused by

• The tilt of Earth's axis
• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Eclipses
• Earth's rotation on it's axis

Earth's rotation takes about 

• 365 days
• 6 months
• 24 hours
• 1 month

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about

• 180 days
• 300 days
• 365 days
• 385 days

This is the imaginary line that intersects the Earth through both the North and South Poles

• Equator
• Axis
• Fault line
• Latitude

Our Earth does not travel sitting perfectly straight, It has a tilt. Our Earth has a tilt of

• 20 degrees
• 180 degrees
• 23.5 degrees
• 36.5 degrees