Earth's Rotation

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What happens as the planet rotates?

At diffrent places the sun is rising and setting.

What is tilt?

Earth is tilted to the north star. How the earth is slanted is a tilt.

What is the difference between Earth's rotation and earth's revolution.

Earth rotates on it's axis, revoling aroung the sun.

What is axis?

Earth spins on it and is tilted.

How long does it take earth to take one full spin?

It takes 24 hours to go around once.

What does earth spin on?

It's axis

What does light reflect off of?

Light reflects off of objects so that is why we can see objects.

Why is your shadow the shortest at noon?

The sun is right above you so you have a shorter shadow. If it is 8:00 am or 4:00 pm you shadow will be the longest because the sun is either in the east or west.

What is rotating?

To spin earth rotates 24 hours. Also contrals day & night.

Why do the stars move across the sky?

We are rotating.

What is a time zone?

We live in the central time zone. Diffrent times in the united states.

Do we rotate clockwise or counterclockwise?

We rotate counterclockwise

Does earth rotating cause day and night?

Yes it does

Does the sun ries in the east and set in the west?

Yes it does

Which way do you look to see the sun rise and sunset?

You look east to see it rise and west to see it set.


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