Transcript PowerPoint Presentation - St. Agnes Catholic School

The Earth and its Seasons
orbit
The curved path of a celestial object (or
spacecraft) around a star, planet, or moon
Specifically, the earth orbiting the sun
rotation
The movement of the earth from west to east
Rotation causes the day/night cycle and the
different time zones
revolution
Cycle of the earth around the sun
Revolution creates the seasons we experience
each year
Earth takes 365.25 days to revolve around the
sun