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 Using models, relate:

 1 the tilt of the Earth to the length of daytime
 2 the length of daytime to the amount of energy received
 3 the position of the Earth in its orbit to the height of the Sun
in the sky
 4 the height of the Sun in the sky to the amount of energy
received
 5 the latitude of an area to the amount of energy the area
receives
 6 tilt of the Earth and the seasons
What are the
two motions Rotation & Revolution
of the earth?

How long 24 hours (one day) to

does it take rotate (spin) once on its
the earth to axis
rotate?
How long does 365 ¼ Days (one year) to
it take the complete one revolution
earth to revolve around the sun
around the
sun?
 What does the
earth’s rotation Day & Night
cause?
As the earth rotates (counter-clockwise), part of
it faces the sun and the rest of it faces away from
the sun and is in darkness.
Why does the Due to the tilt of the earth’s
length of the day axis (23.5° angle)
change
throughout the Example: When the
year? North Pole is tilted toward
the sun, the Northern
Hemisphere has longer
days and shorter nights
= SUMMER
Where does the Towards Polaris
north pole of the (A.K.A. The North Star)
earth always
point?
Where does •The sun, moon, & stars all
the sun and appear to rise in the East and
moon appear set in the West
to rise and set? •Due to the counter-clockwise
rotation of the Earth
 How does the rotation of the earth affect the
motion of the winds & ocean currents?

Northern Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere:

The Earth rotates The Earth rotates
Counterclockwise Clockwise.
Causing: winds and Causing: winds and
ocean currents to be ocean currents to be
deflected to the Right. deflected to the Left.
What is the deflection
(of winds & water) at The Coriolis Effect.
Earth’s surface called?
Observe an animation of the Coriolis effect over Earth's
surface.
What evidence 1) Coriolis Effect
shows that the 2) Satellite Pictures
earth rotates?
3) Pictures from the earth
of the night sky would show
arcs of light, or star trails,
from the motions of the
earth.
What evidence 1) Constellations (patterns
shows that the of stars) appear to move
earth revolves Observing the Sky: Motion of the Sun and Star
s - The Night Sky
around the 2) The Sun appears to be larger
sun? during the winter months and
smaller as summer approaches.
• Perihelion – earth closest to the
sun
•Aphelion – earth furthest away
from the sun
 Why do we have day and night on earth?
 If the earth’s axis was not tilted every where on earth

would have how many hours of daylight and

darkness?
 Why does the sun appear to rise in the east and set in

the west?
 What would happen if the earth did not rotate?
• What is the Coriolis Effect?
• How do we know that the Earth

rotates?
• Which motion of the earth causes day

and night?
• How do we know the earth revolves

around the sun?

What causes The hemisphere that is
summer? tilted toward the sun gets:
1. more hours of sunlight
&
2. more direct sun
 The combination of more direct
sunlight & longer days causes the
Earth’s surface and atmosphere to
receive more heat from the sun.

Summer and winter are not affected

by the Earth’s distance from the sun.
Which day of the Summer:
a) Begins in the Northern
year gives us Hemisphere on June 21
the most
b) Called the Summer
sunlight? Solstice “Sun Stop”
c) The most sunlight is
received on this day
d) Length of daylight varies
depending on your distance
from the equator
Which day of the Winter:
year is the a) Begins in the Northern
shortest? Hemisphere on Dec 21st

b) Called the Winter Solstice

c) The day of the year when

the Northern Hemisphere
gets the least amount of
sunlight
What is an a) 2 days of the year the sun
equinox? shines directly overhead on
the equator:
Spring equinox is March, 21st
&
Fall equinox is September,
23rd
b) During this time all places on
earth have 12 hours of
daylight and 12 hours of
darkness.
If it is summer The Northern and
in the northern Southern hemispheres
hemisphere, have opposite seasons.
what season is
it in the
southern Earth: What causes the Season
s?
hemisphere?
 During the year when is the earth closer to the sun?
 Why do we have seasons on earth?
 If the North Pole is having summer, what season is the

South Pole having?

What are the The earth is divided into
time zones? 24 time zones
(called standard time)
WHY 24?
USA has 4 time zones:
1. EASTERN STANDARD TIME
2. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
3. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
4. PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
As you move west the time in each zone is
one hour earlier than in the previous zone.

What is the The boundary formed where

international the 1st and 24th time zones
date line? meet

What happens when you cross

the International Date Line?
How could you travel back in
time?
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