The Cause of Day

and Night
As the Earth moves around
the sun, it also spins or
rotates.
Rotation is the movement of Earth as it
spins on its axis, and revolution is the
movement of the Earth around the
sun.
Earth’s trip around the sun
takes 24 hours.
It takes 365 ¼ days or 1 year for the
Earth to complete one revolution.
 Earth’s rotation and
revolution causes seasons.
Earth’s axis is rotated while it revolves
around the sun causing seasons. It is
because of the different ways the
sun’s rays strike parts of the Earth.
One complete rotation of
Earth takes 24 hours or 1
whole day.
As the Earth rotates, it turns about its
axis just as the top spins. This causes
the day and night.
 GROUP ACTIVITY

I – Knowledge Channel
(explanation)
II – Role Playing (act)
III – Fill Me Up and Color Me
(draw and write)
10 minutes
During the day, is
the part of Earth
where you are
faces the sun
Do you feel the
Earth’s rotation
as it brings you
night
Does the sun rises
from west and
sets on east
Does your day and
night takes up 24
hours
Does rotation
causes the day
and night
Exercise:
1. During daytime we can see the
A. Sun
B. Moon
C. Stars
2. The movement of the Earth on its
axis.
A. Revolution
B. Rotation
C. Equinox
3. A day is made up of ________
A. 12 hours
B. 30 days
C. 24 hours
4. Earth rotate on its ________
A. Axis
B. Equator
C. Orbit
5. The places on Earth that is at the opposite
side of the light source experiences
__________.
A. Night B. Day C. Sun

6. What causes day and night?

A. The revolution of the Earth around the
Sun
B. The rotation of the Earth around its
axis.
C. The rotation of the Earth around the
Sun.
7. When the Earth rotates on its axis, it
is ________on the lighted portion.
A. Day
B. Night
C. Day and night
8. What makes the day and night
unequal?
A. Orbit of the Earth’s axis
B. Tilt of the Earth’s axis
C. Rotation of the Earth
9. The side that is away from the Sun or
do not receive light from the sun has
______
A. Daytime
B. Night time
C. Noon time
10. Where does the Earth make a
complete turn to make a day?
A. Axis
B. Pole
C. Globe