Astronomy Rotation and Revolution

Rotations & Revolutions

With Orbits and Axis

Agenda

• I can describe rotations and revolutions as it relates to Earth, the Sun, and the solar system. I can explain that these movements create seasons, day & night, and how long they take to complete.

Learning Target

• Take a pre-assessment

• Complete 4-square worksheets from prezi

• Watch CCK video 8.1 with worksheet

Pre-Quiz

What do you know now? These questions will be seen again at a later date when you take the full quiz.

Multiple Choice

What is the path on which the Earth revolves around the sun?

• axis

• orbit

• tilt

• rotation

Multiple Choice

Earth's rotation (turning on its axis) causes

• day and night

• solar eclipses

• seasons to change

• moon phases

Multiple Choice

Earth has seasons because

• The temperature of the sun changes

• the Earth rotates on its axis

• The Earth's axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun

• The distance between Earth and the sun change

Multiple Choice

About how long does one rotation of the Earth take?

• 24 hours

• 365.25 days

• 12 hours

• 27.3 days

Multiple Choice

The Earth rotates on the invisible line that goes through the North and South Poles called the ___.

• orbit

• hemisphere

• equator

• axis

Multiple Choice

When the part of the world that you are living in is pointed toward the sun, getting the most sun, which season is it?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Multiple Choice

The Earth revolves around

• the sun

• the moon

• itself

• Mars

Rotation

Definition: One whole spin of an object on its axis.

Sentence: The Earth’s rotation is 24 hours long.

Revolution

Definition - One full orbit around the Sun.

Sentence: The Earth makes one revolution around the Sun each year.

Axis

Definition - An imaginary line around which an object spins.

Sentence: The Earth rotates on its axis.

Orbit

Definition - The path an object takes as it

revolves around a star, planet, or moon

Sentence: An orbit is the path Earth takes around the Sun.

​Exit Ticket

Multiple Choice

What is the path on which the Earth revolves around the sun?

• axis

• orbit

• tilt

• rotation

Multiple Choice

Earth's rotation (turning on its axis) causes

• day and night

• solar eclipses

• seasons to change

• moon phases

Multiple Choice

Earth has seasons because

• The temperature of the sun changes

• the Earth rotates on its axis

• The Earth's axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun

• The distance between Earth and the sun change

Multiple Choice

About how long does one rotation of the Earth take?

• 24 hours

• 365.25 days

• 12 hours

• 27.3 days

Multiple Choice

The Earth rotates on the invisible line that goes through the North and South Poles called the ___.

• orbit

• hemisphere

• equator

• axis

Multiple Choice

When the part of the world that you are living in is pointed toward the sun, getting the most sun, which season is it?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Multiple Choice

The Earth revolves around

• the sun

• the moon

• itself

• Mars