Earth/Moon/Sun System EQ: What is the difference between rotation and revolution? Guided Notes 1

Rotation vs Revolution: Earth, Moon, Sun explained simply!

EQ: What is the difference between rotation and revolution? Click on each slide in the power point below to see the next page. Use the underlined red words to help you fill in the blanks for the guided notes. These slides were presented in class. If you were absent or need to finish your guided notes or want to study, use the slides to complete the notes on paper first. Using your paper guided notes answers, click on the blank lines to open a word box. Select the word that completes the notes. EQ: What is the difference between rotation and revolution?1. Rotation: The spin of a body on its axis. (spinning in place).2. Orbit: The path that body follows around another body in space3. Revolution: One complete trip along an orbit. (going around another body)4. Axis: imaginary line connecting the North and South Pole.5. Earth rotates in a counter clockwise direction about its axis.6. Axial Tilt: The earth’s axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees.7. The earth rotates on it's axis once every 24 hours.8. The earth orbits the sun once every 365.25 days to complete one revolution.