1 / 6

rotation of the earth

BY KUSHAYLA JACKSON OCT. 19 2010 2 ND PERIOD THINK TANK FACTORY. rotation of the earth. WHY I CHOSE THIS TOPIC. WELL THE REASON I CHOSE THIS TOPIC IS BECAUSE : I WANT TO KNOW MORE AB OUT OUR HOME PLANET IM REALLY INTO ASTRONOMY

kevin-mclaughlin
Download Presentation

rotation of the earth

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. BY KUSHAYLA JACKSONOCT. 19 2010 2ND PERIOD THINK TANK FACTORY rotation of the earth

  2. WHY I CHOSE THIS TOPIC • WELL THE REASON I CHOSE THIS TOPIC IS BECAUSE : • I WANT TO KNOW MORE AB OUT OUR HOME PLANET • IM REALLY INTO ASTRONOMY • IM WANT TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER ?’S THAT ARE ABOUT MY HOME PLANET • EARTH’S ROTATION IS A VERY INTERESTING TOPIC

  3. HERE’S A DEMONSTRATION • http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/spacesciences/observingsky/motion1.htm • THIS IS THE EARTH IN IT’S TRACKS • THIS SHOWS YOU KIND OF HOW FAST OR SLOW THE EARTH ROTATES • THIS IS SOMETHING I THOUGHT MIGHT CLEAR UP WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT

  4. HOW LONG IT TAKES THE EARTH TO ROTATE • Time 24 hr = 1670 km/hr Time to complete one Rotation = 24 hours • Earth's surface moves at the equator at a speed of about 467 m per second • SOME SCIENTIST SAY : EARTH IS 23 hr 56 min 4.1 sec OR 24 hr 0 min 0 sec

  5. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE EARTH IS MOVING • WELL WE CAN TELL BY THE SEASONS, • DAY,NIGHT, & SHADOWS FROM THE SUN • THEY ALL SHOW US WHETHER WE’RE MOVING OR NOT • TWO OF THEM HAVE TO DO WITH TI M E • WE USE SOME OF THESE EXAMPLES TO HELP WITH THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH

  6. WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH WELL ,WHY WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH IS BECAUSE MANY THINGS ARE CHANGING IN TIME .

More Related