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The Earth moves in 2 different ways:
Rotation and Revolution
What is Rotation?
It´s the movement of the Earth on its axis.
What is Revolution?
It´s the movement of the Earth around the Sun.
How does the Earth rotate on its axis?
In an anticlockwise direction.
Day and night is caused by
Rotation
How much time does the Earth need to complete one rotation around itself?
24 hours
When the Earth is facing the Sun...
it´s daytime.
When the Earth is facing away from the Sun...
it´s night
How much time does the Earth need to complete one revolution around the Sun?
365 days 6 hours and 9 minutes
The season are cuased by...
revolution.
Do you know the name of the seasons?
Spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Seasons in the Norther Hemisphere are opposite to...
the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere.
When does winter begin in the Nothern Hemisphere?
21 December.
When does summer begin in the Northern Hemisphere?
21 June.
