A Work Part 1 | Earth's Rotation and Revolution

Explain what rotation is and what the effect of rotation is on Earth. Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

1. What causes the day and night cycle? Use text evidence to support your answer. 

What direction is Earth spinning?

1. Analyze the image below and then answer the questions that follow. 

   1. A. Which direction is the sun in this diagram? Draw it in. 

   2. B. Explain how you knew where the sun would be placed in this diagram. 

Explain the importance of Earth’s rotation and what would happen if it were ever to stop. Provide evidence to support your answer.

1. Points A through E are locations on Earth’s surface. Point D is located in the Northern Hemisphere. 

2. The dashed line represents Earth’s axis.

4. A. On this day, which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight?

2. B. The dashed line represents Earth’s axis. On this day, which location has the least number of hours of daylight?

3. C. Explain what two motions that are responsible for changing, which points are in daylight and which are in darkness.

4. D. Explain what two things about Earth are necessary for day and night to occur.

What can we observe about the length of daylight and the position of the sun in the sky over two years?

Step 1: Get familiar with the data table below, then answer the questions that follow. What pattern do you observe in the table for each of the following?

Length of daylight over a year -

2. The angle of daylight over a year -