Question

Rotation and revolution Answer the following: 1. Give reasons for the following: i. Sun appears to rise from east. ii. Wind direction gets changed in hemispheres. iii. Leap year has 366 days. 2. Write any two effects of rotation.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:Rotation  Revolution

1. The Earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation. The Earth takes around 365 days and 6 hours to complete one revolution around the Sun.

2. The Earth rotates on its axis.  The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical orbit.

3. The rotation of the Earth causes day and night. The revolution of the Earth causes the occurrence of seasons.

Answer 2

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1. The Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars all rise in the east and set in the west. And that's because Earth spins -- toward the east. ... Earth rotates or spins toward the east, and that's why the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars all rise in the east and make their way westward across the sky.
2. This happens because Earth's rotation generates what is known as the Coriolis effect. The Coriolis effect makes wind systems twist counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.