Rotation Revolution and the seasons Rotation is spinning

Rotation, Revolution, and the seasons

Rotation is spinning around an axis: Axis Rotation

Revolution is traveling in a circular (round) path:

Rotation and Revolution is exactly what happens to planets: Our earth rotates once every day

And revolves once Every year around the sun

The sun and all the planets rotate AND, the planets all revolve around the sun!

It can be dizzying!

Why do you think It gets cold in the winter? What season is it in australia during december?

Seasons are caused by the earth’s tilt 23° The earth’s rotation is tilted at 23°

So different parts of the earth don’t get as much sun as others Sunlight Equator Which hemisphere gets more sun?

As the earth revolves around the sun, the tilt stays the same

This that gets the hemisphere that Whichmeans hemisphere the most sunlight? gets the most sunlight changes Equalthe year throughout Southern Northern Equal

Do you think it’s hotter or colder when we have more sunlight? What season is it when it’s hotter? When we have less sunlight, what season are we in? What season do you think we’re in if both hemispheres are getting the same amount of sunlight?

What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing? spring winter Summer Fall

A common misconception is that the seasons are caused by the earth’s distance from the sun Fall summer winter spring

But During our winter, We’re actually closer to the sun than during the summer! So seasons are caused by the earth’s tilt and the distribution of sunlight, not the distance f. ROm the sun

QUIZ!!! • Is the following rotation or revolution?

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