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Science
Quarter 4 – Module 4
Rotation and Revolution
and the Effects of Earth’s Motions
Science – Grade 6
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 4: Rotation and Revolution and the Effects of the
Earth’s Motions
First Edition, 2020

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Science
Quarter 4 – Module 4
Rotation and Revolution
and the Effects of Earth’s Motions

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Science 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) module on

Rotation and Revolution and the Effects of the Earth’s Motions.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
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Welcome to the Science 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) module on

Rotation and Revolution and the Effects of Earth’s Motions.

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What I Have Learned
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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master the skills in differentiating between rotation and revolution
and describing the effects of the Earth’s motions. The scope of this module
permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used
recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of pupils. The lessons are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read
them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using. In
this module, you will be able to differentiate between the rotation and
revolution and describe the effects of Earth’s motions (S6ES-IVe-f-5).

The module is divided into two lessons, namely:

Lesson 1 - Rotation and Revolution of the Earth; and

Lesson 2 - Effects of the Earth’s Motion.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. differentiate rotation and revolution of the Earth; and

2. describe the effects of the Earth’s motion.

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 What I Know

A. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a

separate sheet of paper.

1. The direction of Earth’s rotation is ______________.

A. from east to west C. from south to west
B. from west to east D. from north to east

2. One complete revolution of Earth around the Sun is one ______________.

A. day C. season
B. month D. year

3. The movement of the Earth on its axis is called ______________.

A. motion C. rotation
B. revolution D. spinning

4. The Earth travels around the Sun in a path or ______________.

A. axis C. orbit
B. line D. pole

5. ______________ is the movement of the Earth around the Sun.

A. Direction C. Revolution
B. Motion D. Rotation

B. Write TRUE if the statement is correct or FALSE if it is not. Write

your answers on a sheet of paper.

6. The Earth rotates as it travels around the Sun in space.

7. The Earth revolves around the Sun in a clockwise direction.
8. The period of one complete rotation is defined as a day.
9. Earth spins on an imaginary point called axis.
10. Earth’s rotation is inclined or tilted 23.5 degrees relative to its plane of
revolution around the Sun.

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 Lesson
Rotation and Revolution of
1 the Earth

The Earth is made up of rocks, soil, water, and air. It is one of the
planets that spins and travels around the Sun. The Earth is a very tiny part
of the universe, but home to many forms of life. The Earth moves at a constant
speed. It follows a counter clockwise direction. The Earth moves in three ways,
it rotates and travels around the Sun, and moves through the Milky Way
galaxy with the rest of the planets in the Solar System (Sarte, et al., 2016).

In this module, you are going to learn about rotation and revolution
of the Earth.

What’s In
Analyze the sentences below and identify the season being described.
Write W for wet season and D for dry season. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. It is characterized by hot and cloudless day.

2. It is influenced by seasonal wind and the northeast monsoon - Amihan.
3. The air is hot and humid, which brings heavy rains and typhoons in the
country.
4. It is characterized by a pronounced rainy season with thunderstorms.
5. Precipitation is highest in the area where the southwest monsoon strikes.
6. It is advisable to carry an umbrella, especially in the late afternoon.
7. The temperature at daytime ranges from 25 ⁰C to 32 ⁰C and 22 ⁰C at night
time.
8. Between January and May, the climate is generally dry with occasional rain
shower.
9. It is advisable to wear light – colored and cotton clothes during warm days
to be comfortable.
10. It starts in June and peaks in July to September, and then falls slowly
towards the end of the year.

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 What’s New

Answer the crossword puzzle. Base your answer on the description

below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

5) 6)

1)

3)

2) 4)

ACROSS:
1- It is the direction of the Earth while revolving around the Sun.
2- It is the movement of the Earth on its axis.
3- It refers to the path of the Earth when it revolves around the Sun.
4- It is an imaginary line describing Earth’s tilt.

DOWN:
5- It refers to the movement of the Earth around the Sun.
6- It is the shape of an orbit.

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 What is It
Earth’s Rotation and Revolution

Rotation
Everyday, the Sun appears to rise in the east, travel across the sky, and
set in the west. You can observe this day in and day out. But the Sun does
not move from east to west. Instead, the Earth is spinning on its axis, an
imaginary line passing through the center of Earth which goes through both
the North Pole and the South Pole, at a regular and steady rate once every 24
hours (one day). The movement of the Earth on its axis is called rotation. The
direction of its rotation is from west to east or counter clockwise direction
(Sarte, et al., 2016).

The period of one complete rotation is defined as a day. Earth’s rotation

is inclined or tilted 23.5 degrees relative to its plane of revolution around the
Sun. The Sun, Moon, planets, and stars do not orbit around Earth every day.
It appears that way to us because we observe the sky from a planet that
rotates once every day, or 15⁰ per hour (Padpad, 2017).

Earth’s Rotation
Earth’s rotation
on its own axis

The Equator

Earth’s Axis

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Revolution

The Earth rotates as it travels around the Sun in space. The movement
of the Earth around the Sun is called revolution. The Earth revolves around
the Sun in a counter clockwise direction. It takes the Earth a year, or 365 ¼
days to revolve around the Sun.

The calendar we presently use, the Gregorian calendar, only uses 365
days. So to compensate for the excess time to keep the calendar in sync with
the revolution of the Earth, a leap year is used every four years. A leap year
adds one day to the end of February. The Earth travels around the Sun in a
path or orbit. This orbit has an elliptical shape. This is the reason why
sometimes the Earth is far from or close to the Sun (Sarte, et al., 2016).

It is closest to the Sun at 147 million kilometers when it is in its orbit’s

perihelion. It is farthest from the Sun at 152 million kilometers when it is in
its orbit’s aphelion. Earth’s axis is tilted. As it orbits the Sun, Earth’s axis
remains fixed in space so that at one point, the northern hemisphere of Earth
is tilted (Padpad, 2017).

Earth’s orbit is its revolution

around the Sun.

Revolution of the Earth around the Sun

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 What’s More

Activity 1

Write YES if the statement is correct or NO if not. Write your answers on

a separate sheet of paper.

1. Revolution is the movement of the Earth on its axis.

2. Rotation of the Earth takes one day.
3. The Sun revolves around the Earth in a counterclockwise direction.
4. The Earth is closest to the Sun when it is in its orbit’s aphelion.
5. The axis is an imaginary line passing through the center of Earth which
goes through both the North Pole and South Pole.
6. The Earth’s orbit has an elliptical shape that is why sometimes it is far
from or close to the Sun.
7. The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.
8. The Earth’s tilt is 24.5 degrees.
9. It takes the Earth a year, or 365 ¼ days to revolve around the Sun.
10.The Earth does not move from east to west.

Activity 2

Write TRUE if the underlined word or group of words makes each

statement true. If not, change the underlined word or group of words with the
correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. One complete rotation of Earth around the Sun is one year.

2. Earth is closest to the Sun at perihelion.
3. The Earth is rotating on its axis in a counterclockwise direction.
4. Earth’s rotation is tilted 32.5 degrees.
5. The Earth’s motion on its axis is called revolution.
6. The Earth travels around the Sun, and its orbit has a/an circle shape.
7. The direction of Earth’s motion is from west to east.
8. Rotation of the Earth takes 24 hours.
9. The axis is a true line that runs through the Earth.
10. Earth is farthest from the Sun at 152 million kilometers when it is in its
orbit’s aphelion.

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Activity 3

A. Match the description in column A to its corresponding term in column

B. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

Column A Column B

1. It is the Earth’s path around the Sun. A. axis

2. It refers to the Earth’s orbit closest to the Sun. B. orbit
3. It refers to the Earth’s orbit farthest from the Sun. C. aphelion
4. It refers to one complete revolution of Earth D. perihelion
around the Sun. E. 365 ¼ days
5. It is the imaginary line passing through the center F. 23.5 degrees
of the Earth.

B. From the information that you have read, answer the following
questions. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

6. What is rotation?
7. In what direction does the Earth rotate?
8. How many days does the Earth take to complete its rotation?
9. What is revolution?
10. How long does it take the Earth to make a complete revolution around the
Sun?

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 What I Have Learned

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer to complete the thought of the
paragraphs. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

I learned that…

The Earth is spinning on its axis at a regular and steady rate once every
(1) ___________ hours. The movement of the Earth on its axis is called
(2) ___________. The direction of its rotation is from (3) ___________ or
(4) ___________. Earth’s rotation is inclined or tilted (5) ___________ degrees
relative to its plane of revolution around the Sun.

The Earth rotates as it travels around the Sun in space. The movement
of the Earth around the Sun is called (6) ___________. It takes the Earth a
year, or (7) ___________ days to revolve around the Sun. The Earth travels
around the Sun in a path or orbit. This orbit has an (8) ___________ shape.
This is the reason why sometimes the Earth is far from or close to the Sun. It
is closest to the Sun when it is in its orbit’s (9) ___________. It is farthest from
the Sun when it is in its orbit’s (10) ___________.

What I Can Do

Answer the following questions and write your answers on a separate

sheet of paper.

Explain the difference between rotation and revolution of the Earth.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one day? How long does it
take for the Earth to complete one year?

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 Assessment

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a

separate sheet of paper.

1. How long does the Earth take to complete its rotation?

A. 1 day C. 24 days
B. 1 month D. 24 weeks

2. In what direction does the Earth move?

A. from east to west C. from north to east
B. from west to east D. from south to north

3. What do you call the movement of the Earth on its own axis?
A. circulation C. revolution
B. direction D. rotation

4. How many days does the Earth take to complete its revolution?
A. 366 B. 365 ¼ C. 365 ¾ D. 366 ¼

5. What do you call the point in the orbit of the Earth where it is closest to
the Sun?
A. aphelion C. revolution
B. perihelion D. rotation

6. Which is true about the Earth?

A. The Earth rotates on its axis.
B. The Earth spins around the axis.
C. The Earth revolves around the Moon.
D. It is the farthest planet in the solar system.

7. What is the reason why sometimes the Earth is far from or close to the
Sun?
A. The Earth rotates on its axis.
B. The orbit has an elliptical shape.
C. The Earth travels around the Sun.
D. Earth’s rotation is inclined or tilted 23.5 degrees.

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8. Which is NOT true about the Earth?
A. It revolves around the Sun.
B. It revolves in counter clockwise direction.
C. It rotates on its axis in clockwise direction.
D. It takes one day for the Earth to complete its rotation.

9. How many hours does the Earth take to complete its rotation?
A. 6 B. 12 C. 24 D. 48

10. Where does the Earth make a complete turn to make a day?
A. axis B. ellipse C. orbit D. tilted

Additional Activities

Write a short explanation about the illustration between rotation and

revolution of the Earth. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Rotation
(Spin)
24 hours

Revolution
(Orbit)
365 ¼ days

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 Lesson
Effects of the Earth’s
2 Motion

Earth continuously rotates and revolves nonstop. These motions of

Earth account for many of the phenomena you see as natural or normal
occurrences – night and day, the four seasons, and the different climates in
different places on Earth (Villanueva, Del Prado & Gaviola, 2015).

In this module you are going to learn about the effects of the Earth’s
motion.

What’s In
A. Write TRUE if the statement is correct or FALSE if not. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called revolution.

2. The Earth rotates on its axis in a counterclockwise direction.
3. Earth is closest to the Sun when it is in its orbit’s aphelion.
4. Rotation is the movement of the Earth on its axis.
5. The Earth revolves around the Sun once every 24 hours.

B. Match the description in column A to its corresponding term in

column B. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on
separate sheet of paper.

Column A Column B

6. It is the imaginary line in which the Earth turns. A. axis

7. It is the direction of the Earth’s motion on its axis. B. orbit
8. It is an angle of the Earth tilt on its axis. C. ellipse
9. It refers to one complete revolution of Earth D. 365 ¼ day
around the Sun. E. 23.5 degrees
10.It is the path of the Earth when it revolves F. from west to east
around the Sun.

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What’s New

If the Earth moves, how come I don’t

feel it? Why don’t I get dizzy?

It is because, compared to the size of the

Earth, you are just a dot. That’s why you
don’t feel that the Earth is moving.

I have a friend in the United States of

America. He says that when it is daytime
here in the Philippines, it is night time in
his country. How come?

Maybe it has something to do with

the Earth’s movement. Let’s find it
out.

We have days and nights because

of the Earth’s rotation. But what
about the changing seasons?

Different places on Earth receive

different amount of sunlight at
different times of the year.

What about the places at the North

Pole? What seasons do they have?

When the North Pole is tilted towards the

Sun, the days last longer. The Sun also
appears higher in the sky. So, I think they
will experience summer. Let’s find it out.

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 What is It

Effects of the Earth’s Rotation: Day and Night

The Sun is the closest star to Earth. The Sun seems to rise in the east
and sets in the west. The apparent movement of the Sun is due to the direction
of Earth’s rotation. The rotation of the Earth causes day and night (Sarte, et
al., 2016).
Places facing the Sun experience daytime while those facing away from
the Sun experience nighttime. The length of daytime and nighttime varies as
Earth revolves around the Sun. Earth’s rotation affects the flow of air and
water on Earth. Flowing air and water are diverted from north-south direction
to an east-west direction because of Earth’s rotation. The diversion of
direction is called the Coriolis Effect (Padpad, 2017).

Daytime Nighttime

The Effects of Earth’s Revolution: Four Seasons

It takes 365 ¼ days for Earth to complete one revolution around the
Sun. This period defines a year. In some countries, this movement of the Earth
causes the four seasons--summer, autumn, winter, and spring. Why are
there four seasons in some countries?

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 Different parts of the Earth have different seasons throughout the year
because of the Earth’s revolution, and the tilt of its axis. As the Earth moves
around the Sun, the Earth’s axis is always tilted in the same direction
throughout its orbit. As a result, different parts of the Earth receive different
amounts of sunlight at different times of the year.
Summer begins in the northern hemisphere on June 21 or 22. During
this time, the North Pole is tilted to its full 23.5 degrees towards the Sun. The
northern hemisphere experiences its longest daylight period. At the same
time, the southern hemisphere experiences its shortest daylight.

March 21st
beginning of spring

June 21st December 22nd

beginning of beginning of
summer winter

September 23rd
beginning of autumn
The Sun and the four seasons

Winter starts on December 21 or 22. At this time, the North Pole is

tilted to its full 23.5 degrees away from the Sun. The shortest daylight period
occurs in the northern hemisphere while the longest daylight period occurs
in the southern hemisphere.
Twice a year, the daylight and night time periods are of equal length.
On these days, the axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the Sun. On
March 21, the length of the day and night is equal. This is called spring
equinox. The March equinox is known as the vernal equinox (spring equinox)
in the northern hemisphere. On September 23, the day and night are again
of equal length. It is called fall or autumnal equinox (Sarte, et al., 2015).

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 The four seasons do not occur in the Philippines because it is located
near the equator or below 30 degrees latitude. It does experience the local
season: dry and wet seasons (Padpad, et al., 2017)

What’s More

Activity 1

Identify whether the following are effects of Earth’s rotation or revolution.

Write RO for the effects of Earth’s rotation or RE for Earth’s revolution. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Winter starts on December 21 or 22.

2. Places facing the Sun experience daytime.
3. Places facing away from the Sun experience night time.
4. The Earth’s motion on its axis causes day and night.
5. Summer begins in the northern hemisphere on June 21 or 22.
6. On September 23, the day and night are again of equal length.
7. Twice a year, the daylight and night time periods are of equal length.
8. Earth’s movement on its axis affects the flow of air and water on Earth.
9. In some places, the movement of the Earth around the Sun causes the four
seasons.
10. As the Earth moves around the Sun, the Earth’s axis is always tilted in
the same direction throughout its orbit.

Activity 2
A. Write YES if the statement is correct or NO if it is not. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. There are four seasons in some countries.
2. The revolution of the Earth causes day and night.
3. During summer, the North Pole is tilted to its full 23.5 degrees toward the
Sun.
4. During winter the northern hemisphere experiences its shortest daylight
period.
5. Different parts of the Earth received different amounts of sunlight at
different times of the year.

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 B. Match the items in column A with the items in column B by writing
the letter of the correct answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Column A Column B
6. June 21 or 22 A. start of winter
7. December 21 or 22 B. yearly equinox
8. Rotation of the Earth C. spring equinox
9. Equal day and night on March 21 D. start of summer
10. Equal day and night on September 23 E. autumnal equinox
F. causes of day and night

Activity 3

A. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct word in the box. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

axis direction Earth longest daylight revolves Sun

1. The Earth’s ___________ is always tilted in the same direction throughout

its orbit.
2. The rotation of the ___________ causes day and night.
3. During winter, ___________ period occurs in the southern hemisphere.
4. As the Earth moves around the Sun, the Earth’s axis is always tilted in
the same ___________ throughout its orbit.
5. The length of daytime and nighttime varies as Earth ___________ around
the Sun.

B. Answer the following questions. Write your answers on a separate

sheet of paper.

6. Why does Earth have nights and days?

7. What time of day is it in your place when the other part of the Earth is
lighted by the Sun?
8. What is the effect of Earth’s revolution?
9. Do all parts of Earth receive light as it rotates on its axis?
10. Why do we not experience the four seasons?

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 What I Have Learned

Complete the statements below by choosing the correct word in the box.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

autumnal equinox day time seasons tilted

Coriolis Effect equal spring equinox winter
day and night nighttime summer

The rotation of the Earth causes (1) _____________. Places facing the
Sun experience (2) _____________ while those facing away from the Sun
experience (3) _____________. Earth’s rotation affects the flow of air and water
on Earth. The diversion of direction is called (4) _____________.

Different parts of the Earth have different (5) _____________ throughout

the year because of the Earth’s revolution and the tilt of axis. (6) _____________
begins in the northern hemisphere on June 21 or 22. The northern
hemisphere experiences its longest daylight period and in the southern
hemisphere experiences its shortest daylight. (7) _____________ starts on
December 21 or 22. The shortest daylight period occurs in the northern
hemisphere and the longest daylight period occurs in the southern
hemisphere.

Twice a year, the daylight and nighttime periods are of (8) _____________
length. On March 21, the length of the day and night is equal and it is called
(9) _____________or vernal equinox. On September 23, the day and night are
again of equal length and it is called (10) _____________.

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 What I Can Do

Based on the illustration given, answer the questions below. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

4)

1) 3)

2)

Write the date and season in every position of the Earth shown in the
illustration.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. What causes day and night on Earth?

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 Assessment

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. What causes the four seasons in some places on Earth?

A. Earth’s tilt and rotation C. Earth’s tilt and revolution
B. Earth’s tilt and resolution D. Earth’s rotation and revolution

2. When does summer begin in the northern hemisphere?

A. June 21 or 22 C. September 21 or 22
B. March 21 or 22 D. December 21 or 22

3. What is the effect of Earth’s rotation on its axis?

A. day and night C. wet season
B. four seasons D. winter

4. When the northern hemisphere is pointing towards the Sun, what season
is it?
A. autumn C. summer
B. spring D. winter

5. On March 21, the length of the day and night is equal, what is it called?
A. autumnal equinox C. summer
B. spring equinox D. winter

6. What happens when a side of the Earth is facing away the Sun?
A. it is daytime C. it is nighttime
B. it is fulltime D. it is noontime

7. What is the season in southern hemisphere when the North Pole is tilted
away from the Sun?
A. autumn C. summer
B. spring D. winter

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8. On September 23, the day and night are again of equal length, what is it
called?
A. the autumnal equinox C. the summer time
B. the spring equinox D. the winter time
9. From December to February, Earth’s axis is pointing away from the Sun.
What is the season in the northern hemisphere?
A. autumn C. summer
B. spring D. winter

10. What time of day is it in your location when the other part of the Earth is
facing the Sun?
A. daytime C. nighttime
B. midnight D. noontime

Additional Activities

Directions: Complete the table below.

Earth’s Movement Causes/Effects Hours/Day

Rotation

Revolution

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What I Know What’s In What’s New What’s More What’s More
1. B 1. D
2. D 2. D 1. counterclockwise Activity 1
3. C 3. W 2. rotation 1. NO Activity 2
4. C 4. W 3. orbit 2. YES 1. revolution
5. C 5. W 4. axis 3. NO 2. TRUE
6. TRUE 6. W 5. revolution 4. NO 3. TRUE
7. FALSE 7. D 6. elliptical 5. YES 4. 23.5
8. TRUE 8. D 6. YES 5. rotation
9. TRUE 9. D 7. YES 6. elliptical
10. TRUE 10. W 8. NO 7. TRUE
9. YES 8. TRUE
10. YES 9. imaginary
10. TRUE
What I Can Do
What’s More What I have Assessment
Learned
Possible answers: 1. A
Activity 3 1. 24 2. B
1. B 2. rotation -Rotation is the movement 3. D
2. D of the Earth on its axis. It 4. B
3. west to east
3. C takes the Earth 24 hours 5. B
4.counterclockwise 6. A
4. E or one day to complete its
5. A 5. 23.5 7. B
rotation. It rotates from 8. C
6. Rotation is the 6. revolution
west to east or 9. C
movement of the 7. 365 ¼
Earth on its axis. counterclockwise direction 10. A
8. elliptical and tilted 23.5 degrees.
7. from west to
east/counterclock 9. perihelion
wise 10. aphelion -Revolution is the
8. one day movement of the Earth
9. Revolution is the around the Sun. It takes
movement of the the Earth a year or 365 ¼
Earth around the days to revolve around the
Sun.
Sun. It travels in a path or
10. one year
orbit.
Additional Activities
Rotation is the movement of the Earth on
its axis.
Revolution is the movement of the Earth
around the Sun.
Lesson 1- Rotation and Revolution of the Earth
Answer Key
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What’s In What’s More What’s More What’s More
1. TRUE Activity 1 Activity 2
2. TRUE 1. RE 1. YES Activity 3
3. FALSE 2. RO 2. NO 1. axis
4. TRUE 3. RO 3. YES 2. Earth
5. FALSE 4. RO 4. YES 3. longest daylight
6. A 5. RE 5. YES 4. direction
7. F 6. RE 6. D 5. revolves
8. E 7. RE 7. A 6. Because of the rotation
9. D 8. RO 8. F of the Earth on its axis.
10. B 9. RE 9. C / Because of the
10. RE 10. E movement of the Earth
on its axis.
7. nighttime
8. four seasons / changes
of seasons
9. no
10. Because Philippines is
located near the
equator or below 30
degrees latitude
Additional Activities
Answers may vary
Rotation
 Cause
Movement of the Earth
What I have What I Can Do Assessment on its axis.
Learned  Effects
1. June 21 or 22 - 1. C -day and night
Summer 2. A
1. day and night  Hours/Day
2. September 23- 3. A
2. daytime -24 hours/1 day
4. C
3. nighttime Autumnal Equinox Revolution
5. B
4. Coriolis Effect 3. December 21 or 6. C  Cause
5. seasons 22 - Winter 7. C Movement of the Earth
6. summer 4. March 21 – 8. A around the Sun.
7. winter Spring Equinox 9. D  Effects
8. equal 10. C *Seasons in other parts
5. Rotation of the
9. spring of the world)
Earth on its axis/
equinox -spring
Earth’s rotation on
10. autumnal -winter
its axis.
equinox -summer
-autumn
-wet and dry - in the
Philippines
 Hours/Days
-365 ¼ days or 1 year
Lesson 2- Effects of the Earth’s Motion
Answer Key
References
Padpad, E. C. The New Science Link 6. Manila, Philippines: Rex Bookstore, Inc. 2017. pages 443-444

Sarte, E. T., Garcia, E. T., Lopez, E. A., Dela Cruz, M. J. G., & Arradaza, H. A. Science Beyond Borders
6. Quezon City, Philippines: Vibal Group, Inc. 2016. pages 208-210

Villanueva, F. J. Z., Del Prado, N. A., & Gaviola, J. M. E. Conceptual Science Science and Beyond 6.
Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines: Brilliant Creations Publishing, Inc. 2015. pages 261- 268

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