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Earth's Rotation

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Rotation The spinning of Earth on its axis. This causes daytime and nighttime.
Revolution The complete trip that Earth makes around the Sun. This takes one year or 365 and 1/4 days. Along with the tilt of Earth's axis, this trip makes the Earth have seasons.
Orbit The path Earth or a planet follows a star
Sun The star at the center of our solar system that gives planets light and heat.
Axis The tilted imaginary line that Earth rotates on. It has a tilt of 23 1/2 degrees.
Daytime The side of the Earth that has rotated toward the Sun. Sunlight brightens this half of the Earth.
Nighttime The side of the Earth that has rotated away from the Sun. This half of the Earth is in darkness.
Day The amount of time it takes for Earth to rotate one time. Equal to 24 hours. We experience daytime and nighttime during a Day.
Summer The warmest season of the year. Summer happens because Earth is tilting toward the Sun and the sunlight is more concentrated in that area, causing temperatures to rise.
Winter The coldest season of the year. Winter happens because Earth is tilting away from the Sun and the sunlight is more slanted in that area, causing temperatures to be cold.
Season Caused by the revolution of the Earth around the Sun and tilt of the Earth's axis. We experience 4 seasons, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
Year A year on Earth takes 365 and 1/4 days. this is the amount of time it takes Earth to revolve around the Sun.
Length of Earth's Rotation One day or 24 hours. We have daytime and nighttime.
Length of Earth's Revolution One year or 365 and 1/4 days to travel around the Sun. The 4 seasons happen over this time for us.
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