About the

Earth in
Space
384,400 km

93 Million miles
Shape – Oblate Spheroid
Mean Diameter – 12, 742 km
Circumference – 40,041 km
 Albedo
The amount of light
reflected by a planet.
 The orbit of the Earth around the sun is elliptical
so there are times that it is 2% nearer to the sun and
2% farther from the sun.
 The orbit of the Earth around the sun is elliptical
so there are times that it is 2% nearer to the sun and
2% farther from the sun.
 Important Terms to Remember
Axis – an imaginary line that holds a celestial
object to rotate in its orbit.
Orbit – Where the celestial object revolves.
Rotation – The spinning motion of Earth.
Revolution - The movement of one object
around a center or another object.
Weather
The day-to-day state of the atmosphere,
and its short-term variation in minutes to
weeks.
Climate
The weather conditions prevailing in an
area in general or over a long period.
Summer

Winter

Spring

Autumn/Fall
 Seasons in the Philippines

Dry Wet

Seldom rains Much rainfall

December - May June - November
 Wind Systems in the Philippines

Northeast Monsoon (Amihan)

October – March
brought about by the cold winds coming from Siberia.
Southwest Monsoon (Habagat)
July – September