Directions: Copy and complete the chart below by describing the effects of the Earth's motion - rotation and revolution. Choose your answer inside the box and write the answers in your Science activity notebook. * Occurrence of Day and Night * Occurrence of Four Seasons *High and Low Tide *Wind speed and Direction *Varying Length of Day and Night * Changes in the Altitude of the Midday Sun
Answer (1)
[tex]\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline\texttt{Earth's Motion} & \texttt{Effect} \\ \hline\texttt{Rotation} \textit{(spinning on its axis)} & \textit{Occurrence of Day and Night}\textit{ - As Earth spins, one side faces the Sun (daytime) and the other side faces away (nighttime). }\\ \hline \texttt{Revolution} \textit{(orbiting the Sun)} &\textit{Occurrence of Four Seasons}\textit{ - Earth's tilted axis and its journey around the Sun cause the different seasons.} \\ \hline \texttt{Rotation} & \textit{Varying Length of Day and Night}\textit{ - Due to Earth's tilt, the length of day and night changes throughout the year.} \\ \hline \texttt{Revolution} & \textit{Changes in the Altitude of the Midday Sun}\textit{ - The position of the Sun in the sky changes throughout the year, affecting the angle of sunlight and the length of shadows.} \\ \hline \texttt{Rotation and Gravity} & \textit{High and Low Tide}\textit{ - The Moon's gravity pulls on Earth's oceans, creating bulges of water (high tide) and depressions (low tide). Earth's rotation also influences the movement of these tides.} \\\hline \texttt{Rotation} & \textit{Wind speed and Direction} \textit{- Earth's rotation influences the wind patterns, creating large-scale wind systems like the trade winds and the jet streams.} \\\hline\end{array}[/tex]
