Rotation And Revolution Flashcards
Revolution
An example of revolution is the earth revolving around the sun
Rotation
An example of rotation is the earth spinning
Orbit
A planets path around a star or another planet
axis
The invisible line running through a planet
Day
One day is 24 hours (one complete rotation)
Season
There are four seasons winter, fall, summer, spring. Summer is when the earth is tilted toward the sun and winter is when it’s tilted away.
Year
On year is 365 1/4 days
Daytime
Daytime is when the sun shines on half the earth and there’s day (light)
Nighttime
Nighttime is the other half of the earth that’s facing away from the sun
Day
One day is 24 hours (one complete rotation)
Season
There are four seasons winter, fall, summer, spring. Summer is when the earth is tilted toward the sun and winter is when it’s tilted away.
Year
On year is 365 1/4 days
Earths rotation time
Earth rotation time is 24 hours also known as one day
Earths revolution time
Earths revolution time takes 365.25 days(one year).
Summer
The hottest time of the year and Massachusetts is directed toward the sun.
