The

Movement
of Earth and
its Effect
MOTION OF
EARTH
The Earth has 2 main motions:
● Rotation
● Revolution
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ROTATION OF
EARTH:
DAY AND NIGHT
ROTATION OF EARTH

● Earth's rotation or spin is the rotation of planet

Earth around its own axis.

● Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As

viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns
counterclockwise.this is why the Sun “rises” in
the East and “sets” in the West.

● The Earth’s axis is not straight up and down, but

tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees.

● This tilt is responsible for having seasons. If the

Earth was not tilted, we would have the same
season all year long.
MOTION OF EARTH-ROTATION
THE SUN FACING PART IS DAY TIME
WHILE THE PART THAT FACING AWAY
THE EARTH ROTATES AT ITS AXIS
FROM SUN IS NIGHT TIME
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REVOLUTION
OF EARTH:
THE 4 SEASONS
REVOLUTION OF EARTH

● When the Earth is rotating at its axis, at the same

time, it is also orbit around the sun.
● This motion is known as the revolution of Earth.
● One full orbit around the sun is one revolution. The
Earth takes 365 days or 1 year to complete one
revolution.
● The Earth revolves around the Sun because of gravity
● The Earth really rotates 365 ¼ times during each
revolution. The calendar always has 365 days, after
every 4 years, the earth has made one extra rotation.
However, one extra day is added to the month of
February once in every four years forming a leap year
with 366 days.
REVOLUTION OF EARTH

● The axis on which the Earth rotates is slightly

tilted, and this causes the cycle of seasons.
● While the Earth is revolving, if the Northern
Hemisphere gets the direct sunlight, it has
summer.
● On the other side, the Southern Hemisphere,
will have winter. When the Southern
Hemisphere faces direct sunlight it will have
summer and it will be winter in the Northern
Hemisphere.
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SOLSTICES
At two points throughout the year, the tilt of the Earth’s axis
reaches its maximum angle compared to the Sun, and begins
to move back the other direction. This usually happens
around June 21st and December 21st. These days are known
as solstices. On these solstices, the length of day or night
reaches its maximum. Winter solstice is the shortest day of
the year. Summer solstice is the longer day of the year.

SOLSTICE
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