Rotation or Revolution?

Worksheet by Diane Griffith
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Subjects
Science
Grades
5
Language
ENG
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Read each statement and decide if it's describing the Earth's rotation or revolution. Use the resources in Google Classroom to help you decide. Rotation When one side of the world is having daytime, the other side is having nighttime. The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. The earth spins on its axis. completed in 24 hours Sunset happens as we begin to turn away from the sun. Sunrise happens as we begin to turn toward the sun. Revolution As the earth orbits, the part of the earth tilted away from the sun is having fall and winter. The sun appears higher in the sky during summer because we are tilted closer to the sun. completed in a year The earth orbits around the sun. The seasons change as the tilted earth orbits around the sun. As the earth orbits, the part of the earth tilted toward the sun is having spring and summer.

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