All the planets orbit (go around) the Sun in an anti-clockwise direction (opposite to a clock).
The Earth takes 365 days (a year) to orbit the Sun.
The Earth orbits the Sun but rotates (spins) anti-clockwise on its axis.
The axis is an imaginary line through the Earth from top to bottom.
It is thought that the Earth was in collision with another planet called Theia.
This caused the Earth to develop a tilt of around 23 degrees.
The Earth rotates on its axis with a tilt of 23 degrees.
The angle and direction of the tilt is always the same as it orbits the Sun.
You should now know :
What the Earth's axis is and where it is.
What the Earth's axis is and where it is.
The axis is an imaginary line through the Earth from top to bottom.
You should now know :
Why the Earths axis is tilted and by how many degrees.
Why the Earths axis is tilted and by how many degrees.
It is thought that the Earth was in collision with another planet called Theia. This caused the Earth to develop a tilt of around 23 degrees.
You should now know :
What the words rotate, orbit and anti-clockwise mean.
What the words rotate, orbit and anti-clockwise mean.
Rotate means to spins. Orbit means to go around. An anti-clockwise direction is opposite to a clock.
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