Earth Rotation and Revolution Worksheet (teacher made) - Free Printable

To solve this problem, we need to understand the difference between rotation and revolution.

* Rotation is when something spins around its own center (like a spinning top). For Earth, this causes day and night.
* Revolution is when something moves in a path around another object. For Earth, this is moving around the Sun, which takes one year and causes seasons.

Here is the step-by-step breakdown for each bubble:

1. "causes day and night": This happens because Earth spins on its axis. -> Rotation
2. "the spinning of Earth on its axis": The word "spinning" tells us this is rotation. -> Rotation
3. "takes 24 hours to complete": It takes 24 hours for Earth to spin once. -> Rotation
4. "occurs in 1 day": One day is the time it takes for one rotation. -> Rotation
5. "the Sun is in the East in the morning...": The Sun appears to move across the sky because Earth is rotating. -> Rotation
6. "takes 1 year to complete": It takes one year for Earth to go around the Sun. -> Revolution
7. "follows an elliptical path": Earth's orbit around the Sun is an ellipse. This describes revolution. -> Revolution
8. "when the Earth is facing toward the Sun, it is daytime": This explains day/night caused by spinning. -> Rotation
9. "works in a similar way to a spinning top": A spinning top rotates. -> Rotation
10. "creates day and night": Same as #1. -> Rotation
11. "the spinning of Earth on its axis": Same as #2. -> Rotation
12. "takes 24 hours to complete": Same as #3. -> Rotation
13. "occurs in 1 day": Same as #4. -> Rotation
14. "the Sun is in the East... West in the evening": Same as #5. -> Rotation
15. "takes 1 year to complete": Same as #6. -> Revolution
16. "works in a similar way to a hula hoop": A hula hoop goes around your waist (an outer path), similar to how Earth goes around the Sun. -> Revolution
17. "when the Earth is facing toward the Sun, it is daytime": Same as #8. -> Rotation
18. "follows an elliptical path": Same as #7. -> Revolution
19. "takes approximately 365 days": 365 days is one year, the time for revolution. -> Revolution
20. "causes the seasons": Seasons change because of Earth's tilt as it revolves around the Sun. -> Revolution
21. "the movement of Earth around the Sun": This is the definition of revolution. -> Revolution
22. "the hemisphere facing the Sun is in daylight": This relates to the day/night cycle from rotation. -> Rotation

Final Answer:

Color these bubbles YELLOW (Rotation):
* causes day and night
* the spinning of Earth on its axis
* takes 24 hours to complete
* occurs in 1 day
* the Sun is in the East in the morning, but in the West in the evening
* works in a similar way to a spinning top
* when the Earth is facing toward the Sun, it is daytime
* the hemisphere facing the Sun is in daylight

Color these bubbles GREEN (Revolution):
* takes 1 year to complete
* follows an elliptical path
* works in a similar way to a hula hoop
* takes approximately 365 days
* causes the seasons
* the movement of Earth around the Sun