Planet Earth (Topic 14) A Flashcards
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Orbit
The path of one object in space
Around another
such as the path of the Earth around the Sun
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Revolution
The movement of an object in space
around another object
such as the movement of the Earth around the Sun
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Axis
An imaginary line
passing through the centre of an object
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Rotation
The movement of an object
around itself
such as the movement of the Earth around its own axis
The Earth moves around the Sun in a pathway we call…
The Earth’s orbit
When an object moves around another object in space we call it….
A Revolution
In which direction does the Earth move around the Sun?
Anticlockwise direction
How many days does the Earth take to travel once around the Sun
365 days or
1 year
At what speed does the earth orbit the Sun?
108 000 km per hour or
30km in one second
From where to where does the axis of the Earth go?
North to South
Northpole to Southpole
How long does the earth take to spin around on it’s own axis.
24 hours
How many times a day does the Earth take to spin around?
Once
Why don’t we feel the movement of the Earth’s rotation?
Because we are moving along with it.
In how many ways the does the earth move?
2 ways
- Revolves around the Sun
- Rotates around itself.
