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**Earth II of II**

**The Earth's Orbit**

1. The earth orbits the sun in a slightly elliptical shape.

2. The earth's orbit around the sun takes 1 year which is in time:

**365 Days, 6 Hrs. 9 Min. & 9.54 seconds.

3. The earth's average distance from the sun is 92,957,000 miles.

4. The earth is closest to the sun (perihelion) on or about January 3rd., when it is 91,402,000 miles.

5. The earth is farthest from the sun (aphelion) on or about July 4th., when it is 94,512,000 miles.

**The Earth's Tilt**

1. The earth is tilted 23.5 degs. on its axis which is an imaginary line drawn through the earth from the north pole to the south pole.

2. It is the earth's tilt on it axis which causes the seasons.

**The Earth's Rotation & Speed**

1. The earth rotates on it's axis.

2. The earth takes 24 hours to complete 1 rotation which is:

Choose here to view graphic of earth's speed.

**1 Day**

1. The earth rotates from west to east making it look like the sun rises in the eastern sky and sets in the western sky.

2. The earth's speed in orbit around the sun is 66,600 miles per hour.

3. The earth along with the sun and all the other stars, planets and asteroids in the solar system are moving through what seems to be endless space at 43,000 miles per hour, or 12 miles per second.

4. The earth's speed at the equator is 1,000 miles per hour and takes 24 hours to revolve back to the same location.

5. The poles on the earth do not spin, they rotate once every 24 hours.

© 1998 Charles A. Giannetta

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