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          5. THE EARTH'S MOVEMENTS

          Talking book 

          The Earth, like the rest of the planets in the Solar System, moves around the Sun. It also moves on its own axis. 

          Video 4: Our Earth 

          5.1. The Earth's revolution

          Talking book 
          The Earth moves around the sun in an elliptical orbit. It takes the Earth 365 days, 5 hours and 49 minutes to complete one revolution.

           

          The Sun is not located in the middle of ellipse because the distance between the Earth and the Sun varies as it moves along its orbit.

          • The maximum distance of the Earth from the Sun is 152 million km, reached in the summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
          • The minimum distance of the Earth from the Sun is 147 million km, reached in the winter.

          Because takes a little more than 365 days to complete its revolution (almost a quarter of a day more), we have to add a day to the month of February every 4 years. This is called a leap year.

          • The Earth's revolution has some characteristics that permit light and temperature conditions that are ideal for life to exist.
          • The Earth is tilted 23.5º perpendicular to the ecliptic plane. As it moves, the Earth keeps its tilt.
          • The Earth moves around the Sun on a plane called the ecliptic plane.
          • Because the Earth is almost spherical, the Sun's rays don't hit all parts of the planet at the same angle.
          Inclination of the terrestrial axis and translation movement

          5.1.1. The Earth's seasons

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          Characteristics of the Earth's revolution cause the amount and intensity of sunlight that hits a part of the Earth to vary during the year.
          These variations cause the seasons.
          During the summer, the sun's rays hit the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere perpendicularly.
          Due to the tilt of the Earth's axis with respect to the ecliptic plane, the sun's rays hit the Northern Hemisphere directly and the Southern Hemisphere at an oblique angle. This is why when it is summer in one hemisphere, it is winter in the other.
          In spring and summer, the sun's rays hit the Equator perpendicularly.
          The change from one season to the next is marked by the length of day and night. The first day of summer is the longest day of the year and the first night is the shortest.
          Winter begins with the longest night. These days when the difference between the length of night and the length of day is the biggest, are called solstices.
          The day and night that mark the beginning of spring and autumn are the same length. They are called equinoxes.

          The seasons
          Video 5: What causes the seasons on Earth? 

          5.2. The Earth's rotation

          Talking book 
          The Earth takes 23 hours and 56 minutes to complete one rotation on its axis. Rotation causes day and night.

          5.2.1. Time zones

          Talking book 

          Because the Earth is a sphere, not all the areas of the planet receive sunlight at the same time. As a result, the time of the day varies between some continents and even between countries of the same continent or between cities in the same country.
          To unify time, in the 19th century, the Earth was divided into 24 meridians. These are imaginary lines that go from pole to pole, in semicircles. Each area between two meridians was called a time zone.
          All the countries and cities that belonged to the same time zone had the same time. Later, the time zones were changed so they were adjusted to borders of countries or regions. This is why the borders of the time zones are so irregular.
          Starting from the Greenwich meridian (0º), an hour is added for each time zone going east and an hour is subtracted going west. The calendar day starts at 180º east meridian and ends at 180º west meridian.

          Time zones

          5.3. The importance of the Earth's movements for living things

          Talking book 

          The movements of the Earth cause days and nights and also the seasons. We have seen that the number of hours of daylight (day) and darkness (night) vary depending on the season and the hemisphere we are in. In addition to these variations, there are also changes in the average temperature in an area during the year.
          Living things can detect these variations. They influence their behaviour and cause them to adapt to their environment.
          These are some examples of adaptation:

          Key concepts
          • The Earth takes 365 days, 5 hours and 49 minutes to complete one revolution of the Sun.
          • The Earth's revolution and the tilt of the Earth's axis cause the seasons.
          • The Earth takes 23 hours and 56 minutes to complete one rotation on its axis.
          • The Earth's rotation causes day and night.

           

          Many trees lose their leaves in autumn, when they detect a decrease in the hours of daylight. In the same way they sprout new leaves in spring, with the increase in the hours of daylight. 

           

           

           

           

           

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          Many trees lose their leaves in autumn, when they detect a decrease in the hours of daylight. In the same way they sprout9 new leaves in spring, with the increase in the hours of daylight.

          Flowering and forming of fruits also depend on temperatures and hours of daylight and darkness.
          Not all plants flower and form fruit in the same season.

          Animals are also sensitive to the consequences of the Earth's movements. For example, the mating and breeding seasons of many animals start when the days get shorter and temperatures lower. In this way, the babies will be born during the ideal season for feeding them.

          Another example of adaptation is migration. Some birds migrate at certain times of the year.
          For example, the majority of the white storks, populations spend the winter in sub-Saharan Africa, and migrate to Europe for the summer.

          Video 6: What if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning? 

           

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          Activity 19
          Can you explain why, if the Earth moves, we don't feel the movement?

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          Activity 20
          Say where the highest temperature would be.

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          Activity 21
          When it's summer in Spain, are we further from the Sun?

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          Activity 22
          Look at the illustration. Is it correct to say that the seasons are caused by the Earth's revolution around the Sun?

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          Activity 23
          Look at the diagram. The Earth rotates from west to east. Explain in your own words why the Sun appears to move across the sky from east to west.

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          Activity 24
          Is there a relation between the length of a day and the existence of leap years?

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          Activity 25
          Complete the text in order to find out if there is any place on the Earth where night or day lasts 24 hours.

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          Activity 26
          If the Sun rises in the East, what time is it in Madrid when it’s 00:00 in Sydney?

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          Activity 27
          Choose whether these sentences are true or false.

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          Activity 28
          Listen and say true or false.

           
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          Due to the tilt of , in the areas of extremes known as the poles there is a night and a day that last 24 hours. We call summer to the days that last 24 hours. Similarly, we call winter to the nights that last 24 hours. 
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          • In winter there are more hours of daylight in England, as latitudinally is located further north.
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          • In summer there are more daylight hours in Spain for the same reason.
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          • Many trees lose their leaves in spring, when they detect an increase in their hours of daylight.
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          • Flowering and forming out fruits only depend on temperatures.
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          • Animals are also sensitive to the consequences of the Earth's movements.
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          • An example of adaptation is migration.
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