A. what do you think would be the effect of earth's rotation if at times it faces the sun and there are times that it is away the sun as it moves?
B. You have learned that the tilted earth Moves around the sun it receives different amount of light as it moves in different positions around the sun. What do you think is the effect of the revolution of the tilted earth which is being expirienced in different parts of the world??
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1. How does the earth move in space?
The earth rotates in two directions. It rotates and revolves around the sun. The spinning of the earth is referred to as rotation. One entire revolution of the planet takes around 24 hours, or one day.
2. Why do we need to have a leap year once every four years?
Every four years, we add one extra day to our calendars, February 29. These additional days are known as leap days.
3. Explain why it can be dark in Philippines and daytime in New York City at the same point in time. Use the words U rotation, sun, and earth.
Because the Philippines is on the other side of the Earth, every day, New York City faces the sun. This is all due to the rotation of the Earth.
4. Explain why seasons occur.
Because the Earth's axis is inclined relative to the orbital plane, the invisible, flat disc around which most solar system objects circles the sun. The Earth's axis is an invisible line that travels from pole to pole through its center.
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