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The Effects of Rotation and Revolution On The Earth: Presenter: Monique Thompson

The document discusses the effects of rotation and revolution on Earth. Rotation is the movement of Earth on its axis, causing day and night and high and low tides. Revolution is Earth's orbit around the sun, causing the four seasons as the amount of sunlight that different parts of Earth receive changes throughout the year. Revolution also results in varying lengths of days and nights and changes in the altitude of the midday sun over the course of the year.

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The Effects of Rotation and Revolution On The Earth: Presenter: Monique Thompson

The document discusses the effects of rotation and revolution on Earth. Rotation is the movement of Earth on its axis, causing day and night and high and low tides. Revolution is Earth's orbit around the sun, causing the four seasons as the amount of sunlight that different parts of Earth receive changes throughout the year. Revolution also results in varying lengths of days and nights and changes in the altitude of the midday sun over the course of the year.

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The Effects of Rotation and

Revolution on the Earth

Presenter: Monique Thompson


Introduction
This presentation is geared towards informing
the viewers about the effects of rotation and
revolution on the Earth.
Objectives
At the end of the presentation you
should be to:
 define rotation
 explain the effects of rotation
define revolution
explain the effects of revolution
Rotation
Definition of Rotation of the Earth

Rotation is the movement of the Earth on


its axis over a twenty four (24) hours
period. The speed of rotation is 24, 855/ 24
hours or 1,038 miles/hr.
Rotation
The Effects of Rotation on the
Earth
Day and Night
As the earth rotates on its axis,
half of the earth faces the sun
and half of the earth faces away from
the sun. The half of the Earth that
faces the sun will experience day
while the half of the Earth that faces
away from the sun will experience
night.
Image of Day and Night

The half of the earth that is facing the sun rays


will experience day while the half of the sun that
is away from the sun rays will experience night.
High and Low Tide
High and low tide is a result of the
gravitational pull between the sun and
the moon. When the earth rotates, the
sun and the moon pulls it, however,
one of the force is usually stronger
than the other. Hence, we will
experience high and low tide.
Image of High and Low
Tide

High Tide Low Tide


Windspeed and Direction
Wind on the earth comes from
north, south, east and west
direction. As the earth rotates on
its axis, different places will get
stronger surge of wind as a result
of the speed of the rotation.
Image of Windspeed and
Direction

Windspeed and Direction are how fast the air


is moving and from which direction.
Revolution
Definition of Revolution
Revolution is the movement of the earth
around the sun, this last for 365 and ¼ days.
Earth revolves around the sun in a slightly
eccentric elliptical orbit once a year. The speed
of earth’s revolution is about 18 miles per hour.
The Effects of Revolution on
the Earth
The Four Seasons
Summer

Summer Solstice marks the beginning of summer on


June 21/22. June 21 is the longest day. When it is
summer in the northern hemisphere it will be winter
in the southern hemisphere and the sun is directly
over the tropic of cancer.
Winter

Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter on


December 21/22. December 21 is the shortest day.
Winter
When it is winter in the
northern hemisphere it
will be summer in the
southern hemisphere
and the sun is directly
over the tropic of
capricorn.
Spring

Spring Equinox marks the beginning of spring on


March 20/21. When it is spring in the northern
hemisphere it will be autumn in the southern
hemisphere and the sun is directly over the equator.
Spring

Ohh, I just love


Spring. The
flowers are
blooming and the
air smell so
fresh.
Autumn

Autumn Equinox marks the beginning of autumn on


September 22/23. When it is autumn in the northern
hemisphere it will be spring in the southern
hemisphere and the sun is directly over equator.
Varying Length of Day
and Night
The effects of revolution causes
varying length of day and night. In
December the sun is directly
over the tropic of capricorn, therefore,
there will be shorter days and longer
night. In June, the sun is directly over
the tropic of cancer, therefore, there
will be longer days and shorter nights.
Changes in the Altitude of
the Midday Sun
The earth’s revolution round the sun
with its axis inclined at 66 ½
degree to the plane of earth’s orbit
changes the apparent altitude of
the midday sun.
The End

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