Instructions
Answer the following questions and complete the activities to demonstrate your understanding of Earth's rotation and revolution.
1. What is the main cause of day and night on Earth?
2. Explain why we experience different seasons throughout the year.
3. What is the Earth's orbital path around the Sun called?
4. Describe how the Earth's tilt affects the seasons.
5. What is the approximate length of time it takes Earth to complete one full revolution around the Sun?
6. Draw and label a simple diagram to show how Earth's rotation causes day and night.
7. What is the term for the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, which plays a role in seasonal changes?
8. How does Earth's rotation affect the direction in which stars appear to move in the night sky?
9. If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? Why?
10. Explain the difference between Earth's rotation and revolution.