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EARTH'S ROTATION AND REVOLUTION

EARTH'S ROTATION AND REVOLUTION. Earth’s Rotation. Rotation is the spinning of the Earth on its axis . The time for one rotation is 24 hours . The speed of rotation 24,855 miles/24 hr or 1,038 miles/hr. Click image to view Earth’s rotation. Earth’s Revolution.

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EARTH'S ROTATION AND REVOLUTION

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  1. EARTH'S ROTATION AND REVOLUTION

  2. Earth’s Rotation • Rotation is the spinning of the Earth on its axis. • The time for one rotation is 24 hours. • The speed of rotation 24,855 miles/24 hr or 1,038 miles/hr Click image to view Earth’s rotation.

  3. Earth’s Revolution • A revolution occurs as the earth moves around the sun. • Time for one revolution = 365 1/4 days = 8,766 hours • The speed of earth’s revolution is about 18 miles per second.

  4. Earth’s Revolution

  5. Earth’s Orbit • The path an object takes as it revolves around another object.

  6. Around and Around We Go • Every second, that you sit in this classroom, the Earth's orbital motion carries you about 18 miles through space.

  7. SPACE EARTH MOVEMENTS

  8. 1. The Earth spinning on its axis. Rotation Revolution 2. Going around a larger body. Rotation Revolution Revolution 3. 24 hours. Rotation Revolution Round One 4. Causes the Earth’s seasons. Rotation Revolution 5. Creates a year. Rotation Revolution 6. The moon going around Earth. Rotation Revolution

  9. Identify the motion being shown in each of these pictures. Each team must write their answers for each figure in the form of a question. Figure #1 Rotation Revolution Planet Round Two Figure #2 Earth Rotation Revolution

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