Earth's Rotation and Revolution
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Objective
I can explain how Earth's rotation causes day and night and how Earth's revolution causes the seasons.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
7 questions
Define Earth's rotation and explain what it causes.
Describe Earth's revolution and how long it takes to complete one revolution.
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Exit ticket
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“Explain how the Earth's rotation results in the cycle of day and night. Describe how the tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the sun cause seasons. ”
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