Earth in Space
Essential Questions
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1. How does Earth move in space?
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Earth ROTATES on its axis as it REVOLVES around the sun in its ORBIT.
2. What causes seasons on Earth?
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The tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the sun causes seasons.
3. What is rotation and what are its effects?
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Rotation is the spinning of Earth around its axis. Earth completes one rotation every 24 hours. Rotation is the cause of day and night.
4. What is revolution and what are its effects?
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Revolution is when one object moves around another object. Earth revolves around the sun in its orbit. It takes Earth 365 and 1/4 days to make one revolution around the sun. This is a year on Earth.
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