A. Match the columns.
1. Nicolaus Copernicus
2. west to east
3. orbit
4. seasons
5. winter
a. path along which the Earth revolves
b. spring, summer, autumn and winter
c. the Earth moves around the Sun
d. shorter days than nights
e. direction of the Earth's rotation
B. Fill in the blanks with words from the brackets.
1. The Earth rotates on its _______ (axis/orbit).
2. The part of the Earth which has _______ (day/night) is turned away from the Sun.
3. A leap year has _______ (365/366) days.
4. The _______ (rotation/revolution) of the Earth causes seasons.
5. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is _______ (winter/summer) in the Southern Hemisphere.
Answer (2)
This exercise involves matching historical figures and concepts related to Earth's movements and filling in key terms about the Earth's rotation, revolution, and seasonal changes. Key points include Copernicus' heliocentric theory, the direction of rotation, and the impact of Earth's position on seasons. Understanding these concepts is important for grasping key geographic principles.
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A. Match the columns:
Nicolaus Copernicus
c. the Earth moves around the Sun
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center. This model is known as the heliocentric model.
West to east
e. direction of the Earth's rotation
The Earth rotates from west to east, which is why the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
Orbit
a. path along which the Earth revolves
The orbit is the regular, elliptical path that Earth takes around the Sun, taking approximately 365.25 days to complete one revolution.
Seasons
b. spring, summer, autumn, and winter
Seasons are the four distinct periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) that are caused by the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun.
Winter
d. shorter days than nights
During the winter season, the hemisphere that is tilted away from the Sun experiences shorter daylight hours and longer nights.
B. Fill in the blanks with words from the brackets:
The Earth rotates on its axis .
The axis is an imaginary line that Earth spins around, resulting in the occurrence of day and night every 24 hours.
The part of the Earth which has night is turned away from the Sun.
When a part of Earth is facing away from the Sun, it experiences night due to the absence of sunlight.
A leap year has 366 days.
A leap year has 366 days to account for the extra approximately 0.25 days taken by Earth to orbit the Sun each year.
The revolution of the Earth causes seasons.
Revolution refers to Earth's path around the Sun. The tilt of Earth's axis in relation to its orbit causes the varying intensities and durations of sunlight that lead to the seasons.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
This is due to the tilt of Earth's axis. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, it experiences summer, while the Southern Hemisphere, tilted away from the Sun, experiences winter.
