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Unit 11

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Azrul Paksu
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The document summarizes key facts about the rotation and movement of Earth, the Moon, and their relationship to the Sun. It states that Earth rotates on its axis over 24 hours, causing day and night, and also revolves around the Sun over the course of one year. Similarly, the Moon rotates on its axis over 28 days and also revolves around Earth, completing its orbit every 28 days.

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ï‚ž Earth is our planet and it is the third planet from the sun. ï‚ž It rotates on its axis from the west to the east. ï‚ž It takes 24 hours or one day to make one complete rotation.
An axis is an imaginary line that connects the North and South Poles
The earth does not only rotate on its axis. It also moves around the Sun at the same time. It takes one year to move around the sound
The Moon also rotates on its axis. It takes about 28 days to make one complete rotation. The Moon moves around the Earth. It also takes about 28 days to move around the Earth.
The sun is the centre of our solar system. The Earth and the Moon move around the Sun at the same time Moon’s path around the Earth Earth’s path around the Sun
ï‚ž The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the length and position of a shadow to change. ï‚ž The sun appears low in the early morning and late afternoon. This make the shadow longer in the early morning and late afternoon than at noon.
ï‚ž The part of the Earth that is facing the Sun experiences daytime. ï‚ž The part of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun experiences night-time. ï‚ž Day and Night occur due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis. ï‚ž Day and Night occur due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis.
The moon is the brightest object in the night sky. It does not emit light. The Moon appears bright at night because it reflects light from the Sun to the Earth. From the Earth, the Moon looks like it is changing its shape. Actually it doesn’t. it is caused by the different positions of the Moon that we see from the Earth. This is called the phases of the Moon. There are four major phases of the Moon
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  • 2. ï‚ž Earth is our planet and it is the third planet from the sun. ï‚ž It rotates on its axis from the west to the east. ï‚ž It takes 24 hours or one day to make one complete rotation.
  • 3. An axis is an imaginary line that connects the North and South Poles
  • 4. The earth does not only rotate on its axis. It also moves around the Sun at the same time. It takes one year to move around the sound
  • 5. The Moon also rotates on its axis. It takes about 28 days to make one complete rotation. The Moon moves around the Earth. It also takes about 28 days to move around the Earth.
  • 6. The sun is the centre of our solar system. The Earth and the Moon move around the Sun at the same time Moon’s path around the Earth Earth’s path around the Sun
  • 7. ï‚ž The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the length and position of a shadow to change. ï‚ž The sun appears low in the early morning and late afternoon. This make the shadow longer in the early morning and late afternoon than at noon.
  • 8. ï‚ž The part of the Earth that is facing the Sun experiences daytime. ï‚ž The part of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun experiences night-time. ï‚ž Day and Night occur due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis. ï‚ž Day and Night occur due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis.
  • 9. The moon is the brightest object in the night sky. It does not emit light. The Moon appears bright at night because it reflects light from the Sun to the Earth. From the Earth, the Moon looks like it is changing its shape. Actually it doesn’t. it is caused by the different positions of the Moon that we see from the Earth. This is called the phases of the Moon. There are four major phases of the Moon