Earth Rotation and It's concequences

Earth rotation

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Marie Ly

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Language	English
Category	Geography
Level	Secondary School
Created / Updated	04.12.2013 / 04.12.2013
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What is a rotation?

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The earth spins like a top when it tracks throught the space.

What are axis?

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Theu are imaginaries line through the center of Earth form Pole to Pole.

What are the 2 concequences of Earth Rotation?

Day and Night

Earth is an Ellipsoid

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Day and Night

Earth is an Ellipsoid

What is a month?

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Apporximatly the time taken by the Moon to revolve around the Earth. The lenght of 12 months in a year vary from 28 (29 for a leap year) to 31 days.

What is a Week?

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Artificial period of 7 days not based on astronomocal time.

What is a day?

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Time taken by the Earth to complete 1 turn on its axis.

What is an Hour?

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24 Hours make 1 station. Usually, the dau is divided into hour AM and Hour PM. Bus some time tables use the 24H system.

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