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Revolution and rotation Day and night What causes seasons? Recognize phases of the moon

What is a revolution?

A revolution is when the Earth goes around the Earth.

One revolution lasts 365 days. One revolution is 1 year.

How long does one revolution take?

What is a rotation? How long is one rotation?

A rotation is when Earth spins around its axis.

One rotation is 24 hours (1 day)

What causes day and night? Earth’s ROTATION causes day and

night. The earth rotates once every 24

hours. For 12 hours half of the Earth faces the sun. The other half faces away from the sun. Then the halfs switch.

What causes the seasons? The Earth’s REVOLUTION causes the

seasons The Earth’s TILTED AXIS causes the

seasons The sun directly hits one hemisphere

and indirectly hits the other hemisphere. The hemisphere with direct sunlight is in summer. The hemisphere with indirect sunlight is in winter.

When is the northern hemisphere in summer?

When is the northern hemisphere in winter?

When is the southern hemisphere in winter and when is it in summer?

When is it fall in the southern hemisphere?

When is it spring in the southern hemisphere?

When is it fall and spring in the northern hemisphere?

Complete the table

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Summer

Spring

Winter

Autumn / fall

Which phases of the moon is this?

Which phases of the moon is this?

Which phases of the moon is this?

Which phases of the moon is this?

Which phases of the moon is this?

Which phases of the moon is this?

Which phases of the moon is this?