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Rising of sun

Takes 24 hours
in the east
for 1 complete
1
Setting of sun
rotation
Rotates from
2
in the west
west to east
Causes

Part of earth facing the sun,

receives sunlight, experiences
day, gradually experiencing night

Rotation at
axis,
from west
to east, 2
causes
rising and
setting of
sun

Day and night

occurence

DAY AND NIGHT

OCCURANCE

Changing lengths
and positions of
shadow

a
EAST

ROTATION
AND MOVEMENT
OF EARTH

Rotation
1

THE EARTH, THE

MOON,
AND THE SUN
(1 - 2)

ROTATION AND
MOVEMENT OF
MOON

Moves
around
earth

The moon also

moves round
the sun

1
The shadow
moves from west
to east throughout the day

Sun : directly on top

Afternoon

long shadow

Shadow : directly
below object

shadow lengthens
shortest shadow

Eliptical path

1
As the moon
is rotating, it
moves round
the earth

As the earth is
rotating, it moves
round the sun

Morning

Sun

Shadow : east

Earth

Sun : east

Sun : west

Moon

Earth

Late
Morning

Noon

Takes 28 days for

1 complete orbit

The length becomes

shorter approaching
noon, lengthens in
afternoon
Evening

MOVEMENT OF
EARTH AND MOON
AROUND SUN

SHADOW LENGTHS
AND POSITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE
DAY

Revolves around the

earth in own orbit in
an eliptical path

Takes 28 days
for 1 complete
rotation

Pointer cast shadow to

numbered scale of hours

Shadow : east

Eliptical path

VOLUME 2

Ancient
people used
sundial to
tell the time

Takes 365 days

or 1 year for 1
complete orbit

Rotates from
west to east in
own axis

Sun : west

Rotates
on its
axis

SUNDIAL

Revoles round the

sun from west to east

Moves
around the
sun

Axis : imaginary
line from North Pole
to South Pole

Part of earth facing away from

the sun does not receives
sunlight, experiences night,
gradually experiencing day

Rotation

WEST

Numbered
scale of
hours

Orbit take
Revolves
shape of
around the sun eliptical path
in own orbit

Spherical shape of the

earth causes some part of
earth gets the sunlight.

Shadow : west
shorter shadow

Sun : east

Moon
Moon's path

Shadow : west
long shadow

Earth's path