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    The earth has two types of motions: rotation, which is its movement on its axis, and revolution, which is its movement around the sun in a fixed orbit. The earth's axis is tilted at an angle of about 23.5 degrees relative to its orbital plane. A leap year occurs every four years, with February having 29 days instead of 28 to account for the extra time in the solar calendar. Seasons result from the earth's tilted axis and varying position around the sun throughout the year.

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    Motions of The Earth

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    The earth has two types of motions: rotation, which is its movement on its axis, and revolution, which is its movement around the sun in a fixed orbit. The earth's axis is tilted at an angle of about 23.5 degrees relative to its orbital plane. A leap year occurs every four years, with February having 29 days instead of 28 to account for the extra time in the solar calendar. Seasons result from the earth's tilted axis and varying position around the sun throughout the year.

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    The earth has two types of motions: rotation, which is its movement on its axis, and revolution, which is its movement around the sun in a fixed orbit. The earth's axis is tilted at an angle of about 23.5 degrees relative to its orbital plane. A leap year occurs every four years, with February having 29 days instead of 28 to account for the extra time in the solar calendar. Seasons result from the earth's tilted axis and varying position around the sun throughout the year.

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    MOTIONS OF THE EARTH

    The earth has two types of motions, namely rotation and revolution.
    Rotation is the movement of the earth on its axis.
    The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called Revolution.

    • The axis of the earth which is an imaginary


    line, makes an angle of 66½° with its orbital
    plane.

    Tilted while revolving around sun.


    Rotation
    • Due to the spherical shape of the earth, only half of it gets light from the sun at a time
    • The circle that divides the day from night on the globe is called the circle of illumination.
    • This circle does not coincide with the axis.

    The earth takes about 24 hours to complete one rotation around its axis.

    The period of rotation is known as the Earth day

    What would happen if the earth did not rotate?


    Extreme conditions. Life would not have been possible
    (Continuous warmth to one
    part and other part will be
    in dark and remain cold)
    Revolutio
    n
    It takes 365¼ days (one year) to revolve around the sun.

    Six hours saved every year are added to make one day (24 hours) over a span of four years.

    This surplus day is added to the month of February. Thus, every fourth year, February is of
    29 days instead of 28 days. Such a year with 366 days is called a leap year.
    • The earth is going around the sun in an elliptical orbit.
    The earth is going around the sun in an elliptical orbit.
    A year is usually divided into summer, winter, spring and autumn seasons. Seasons
    change due to the change in the position of the earth around the sun.
    Summer Solstice Winter Solstice
    • Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. • Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
    • Summer in northern hemisphere • Summer in southern hemisphere
    • Rays of the sun fall directly on the Tropic of • Rays of the sun fall directly on the Tropic of
    Cancer. Capricorn.
    • The longest day and the shortest night at these • The longest day and the shortest night at these
    places occur on 21st June. places occur on 22nd December.
    • In the Southern Hemisphere all these conditions • The reverse happens in the Northern
    are reversed. Hemisphere

    Equinox
    Direct rays of the sun fall on the equator
    Neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun; so, the whole earth experiences
    equal days and equal nights. This is called an equinox.
    Occur On 21st March and September 23rd

    Spring in the Northern Hemisphere Autumn season in the Northern


    and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and Spring season in the
    Hemisphere. Southern Hemisphere.
    (a) What is the angle of inclination of the earth’s axis with its orbital plane?
    (b) Define rotation and revolution.
    (c) What is a leap year?
    (d) Differentiate between the Summer and Winter Solstice.
    (e) What is an equinox?
    (f) Why does the Southern Hemisphere experience Winter and Summer Solstice
    in different times than that of the Northern Hemisphere?
    (g) Why do the poles experience about six months day and six months night

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