Unit 1: Our world: Rotation and Revolution

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Effects of Rotation of the
Earth
 Occurrence of day and night
 Sunrise and Sunset
 Coriolis effect
 Sun, Moon and stars seem to move from east to
west.
 Centrifugal force
 Causes time difference
 Temperature Variation between day and night
 Occurrence of seasons and variations in length of day
and night.
Inclination of the Earth’s axis
Coriolis force
 Unequal duration of day & night

Determination of time based on the

height of the Sun

Existence of varying temperature

across space and time

Causes change of Seasons

Creates heat zones

Revolution of the Earth

SOURCE: http://schoolworkhelper.net/wp-
content/uploads/2010/08/01m.jpg
 Aphelion & Perihelion

SOURCE: http://www.harrisonruess.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/aphelion.gif
Heat Zones
 Solstice

SOURCE: http://www.ecology.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/solstice2c-524.jpg
 Equinox

Key Ideas
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 Incidence of sun rays

SOURCE: http://www.brighthub.com/science/space/articles/104232.aspx#imgn_0
 Table - Angle of incidence & duration
of sunlight/daylight at different latitutes & times of
year
23-Sep (or) 21-Mar 21-Jun 22-Dec

Duration of Angle of Duration of Angle of Duration of Angle of

Latitude
daylight Incidence daylight Incidence daylight Incidence
(hours) (degrees) (hours) (degrees) (hours) (degrees)
90° N 12 hours 0° 24 hours 23° 30' 0 0°
66° 30' N 12 hour 23° 30' 24 hours 47° 0 0°
13 hours 10 hours
23° 30' N 12 hour 66° 30' 90° 43°
27 minutes 33 minutes
0° 12 hour 90° 12 hours 66° 30' 12 hours 63° 30'
10 hours 13 hours
23° 30' S 12 hour 66° 30' 43° 90°
22 minutes 27 minutes
66° 30' S 12 hour 23° 30' 0 0° 24 hours 47°
90° S 12 hour 0° 0 0° 24 hours 23° 30'
 Earth, rotating on its axis

Earth, orbiting the Sun

(depicting the constant tilt of
Earth's axis to the plane of the
orbit)
 Cycle of Season:

SOURCE: http://astronomy.nmsu.edu/nicole/teaching/astr110/lectures/lecture07/pics/seasons_side2B.gif