Earth, Moon, and Sun Study Guide

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What is rotation and how long does it take on Earth?

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What rotation means is the spinning of Earth on its axis, one complete Earth rotation is equal to one day (24 hours).

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What is revolution and how long does it take on Earth?

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What revolution means is the movement of one object around another, one complete revolution of Earth around the sun is a year.

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What is the path that one object in space takes around another called?

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Orbit.

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What 2 pieces of evidence are proof of rotation?

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Foucault Pendulum & Coriolis Effect

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What is Foucault Pendulum?

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A swinging weight will appear to change direction because Earth rotates.

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What is Coriolis Effect?

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The curving of fluids (liquids and gasses) on or above Earth’s surface due to its rotation.

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What 2 pieces of evidence are proof of revolution?

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Seasons of the year & Different constellations are visible for the year.

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Why does Earth have seasons?

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Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted 23.5° as it revolves around the sun.

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When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun what season occurs?

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Summer.

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What is a solstice?

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A solstice is when the length of day or night is at its most extreme.