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Day and Night Cycle

Day and Night Cycle. Rotation. Spinning motion of the Earth on it’s Axis. Counterclockwise. How long does it take to make one rotation?. Orbit. Path of a celestial object around another celestial object. Our system moves counterclockwise. How long does it take to make one rotation?.

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Day and Night Cycle

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  1. Day and Night Cycle

  2. Rotation. • Spinning motion of the Earth on it’s Axis. • Counterclockwise • How long does it take to make one rotation?

  3. Orbit • Path of a celestial object around another celestial object. • Our system moves counterclockwise. • How long does it take to make one rotation?

  4. Okay create your own model. • Use the black paper as your back ground. • Use the circles as your celestial bodies in our system. • Make sure to name each one correctly. • Show the orbital paths of each one that has an orbit. • Show direction of rotation. 10 min 6 5 3 1 min 8 STOP 3 min 2 min 4 2 9 7 4 min 1 20 30 40 7 min 10 min 8 min 6 min 9 min 5 min 50 10

  5. Vernal Equinox    --    First day of spring / day and night are equal. • Autumn Equinox --  First day of Fall/  day and night are equal.  • Summer Solstice -- first day of summer/  longest day (sunlight) • Winter Solstice --   first day of winter /  shortest day (sunlight) 

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