Day, Night & Time

planets, stars, galaxies are all moving

One motion is:
turn on an

(around a

Things that rotate: __________________, ______________________, _________________,

____________________, _______________________
**_______________________________________
1

=1

= 24 hours (only on Earth)

Earth is about 24, 000 miles in circumference

and it takes 24 hours to travel 24,000 miles, so
24,000 miles divided by 24 hours =

(yep, thats how fast you are spinning right now!)

(at the equator! 0 mph at the poles!)
Another of Earths motions is:
to travel in a

around a center point

Things that revolve: __________________________, ______________________,

_________________________,

__________________________

** _____________________________________________
1

=1

= 365 days (only on Earth)

Earths orbit is about 277,000,000 miles

divided by 365 days = 758,761 miles per day
758,761 divided by 24 hours =

!!
(Draw in direction arrow!)

= post

+ meridian

middle of day

= ante

+ meridian

middle of day

Suzanna Macedo 2010