Earth’s Rotation K. Williams, PRES. We live on Earth.

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Earth’s Rotation K. Williams, PRES

Transcript of Earth’s Rotation K. Williams, PRES. We live on Earth.

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Earth’s Rotation

K. Williams, PRES

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We can’t feel it, but the Earth is spinning.

It spins on a pretend line called the axis.

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The axis goes through the North Pole at the top of the

Earth and the South Pole and the bottom.

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Earth spinning on its axis is called rotation.

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Rotation takes 24 hours. 24 hours is the same as one day.

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Rotation gives us day and night.

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The Earth is spinning, so one side gets light and one side is

dark.

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Half of Earth is having daylight. This side is next to the Sun.

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The other half is having night. This side is not next to the Sun.

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The Earth spins or rotates in the direction of a backwards

clock.