Final Answer:
The Earth’s movement through
space affects life on Earth. We experience
day and night because of this movement on the Earth’s
axis known as
rotation. It takes the Earth
24 hours to rotate one time in which we experience
day and night. The Earth’s axis is an invisible line that
intersects the Earth through both the
North and South poles.
The Earth moves along a path around the
Sun. This path is known as an
orbit. One complete trip on this path around the sun is known as a
revolution. It takes the Earth
1 year to complete its journey around the Sun. Every
4 years, we take the extra 1/4 days from the previous years, combine them and add an extra day to the calendar called
leap day.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of rotation vs revolution worksheet.
