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THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL, DUBAITHE CHANGING SCENE Learning material done in note book.Obj: To learn about rotation and revolution and the different seasons.Q1. Define:Climate: The usual weather of a place is called its climate.Weather: The condition of the atmosphere of a place over a short period of time such as the temperature and if there is rain, wind etc. is called the weather.Q2. List few weather conditions in UAEa. hot,sunnyb. foggy, windyQ3. Write the differences between rotation and revolution.Ans. Rotation is the movement of the earth on its axis. It takes 24 hours to make one rotation. It moves from the West to East.Revolution is the movement of the earth on its orbit around the sun. It takes 365 days and 6 hours for one revolution. It moves from west to east. It is slighted tilted on its axis and due to the tilt the weather on earth changes from season to season.Q4. What causes day and night?Ans. Day and night are caused due to the rotation. The side of the earth that faces the sun has day and the side of the earth faces away from the sun has night.Q5. Fill up the blanks.a. The earth rotates on its axis.b. Equator is the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.c. Seasons are caused because of the Earth’s revolution around the Sun. d. The side of the Earth that faces the Sun has day time and the other side has night time . e. The Earth moves from West to East.f. The movement of the Earth on its axis is called rotation.g. The movement of the Earth on its orbit around the Sun is called revolution h. The season with the hottest weather is summer.i. The season with very cold weather is winter. ................
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