Earth’s Tilt and Seasons - Petal School District
Earth's Tilt and
Seasons
Axis:
imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North & South Poles
Earth's axis tilt = 23.5?
? causes Earth's seasons ? causes `length' of day to change
throughout the year
23.5?
Plane of orbit
23.5?
Rotation:
Earth's spinning on its axis ? causes night & day ? Earth rotates every 24 hours
Revolution:
movement of one object around another
? Earth revolves around the sun every 365.25 days
Orbit:
an object's path as it revolves around another object
? Earth's orbit around the sun is slightly elliptical, not perfectly circular
? When we are tilted toward the sun, we have summer.
? When we are tilted away from the sun, we have winter
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