Earth's Movements and Eclipses Explained
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ScribdTranslationsEmil Friedman Educational Unit
Earth Sciences
Full name:Andrea Martínez
Fecha:13/11/21
Year and section: 5th year 'C'
Classwork - Earth's interactions with its environment
Instructions:
Identify yourself with your personal data (name and surname)
Carefully read each of the formulated propositions. Pay attention to spelling and the
writing.
Print these sheets and respond using a blue ink pen. The activity will not be reviewed if
it is made with pencil.
Activity 1. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the translational movement?
The translational movement is the one that the Earth performs around the Sun, describing an orbit.
elliptical with this at one of its foci.
2. What is the rotation movement?
The rotation movement is the one that the Earth performs around its own polar axis.
3. Duration of these movements?
●Translation: In a tropical year there are 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45.68 seconds. In a leap year, one day is added.
more.
Rotation: 23 h, 56 min, and 4.09 s.
4. What other movement does the Earth make as it travels around the Sun?
Movement of the precession of the equinoxes
Nutation Movement
Chandler's Bamboleo
5. What is an eclipse?
It is a phenomenon that occurs when a planet or a moon blocks the path of light from the
sol.
6. Nombra y explica los tipos de eclipses
Solar Eclipse: It occurs when the moon intervenes in the path of sunlight and projects
its shadow on Earth. That means that during the day, the moon moves in front of the sun and
It gets dark.
Lunar Eclipse: During a lunar eclipse, the Earth prevents sunlight from reaching the moon.
That means that at night, the full moon completely disappears as the shadow
covers the Earth.
7. What are the umbra and penumbra zones?
Umbra means total darkness, while penumbra is the partial shadow that exists in between.
entirely dark spaces and those that are entirely illuminated that are generated during eclipses.
8. Why can eclipses only be observed in certain areas of the planet?
In the case of the solar eclipse, the shadow of the moon over the Earth is not very large, which is why it can be seen.
from a few places on Earth. You have to be on the sunny side of the planet when this
It happens. You also have to be in the path of the lunar shadow. And for the lunar eclipse, it is also
necesario estar en la trayectoria de la sombra de la Tierra.
9. Why is it necessary to protect our eyes to observe a solar eclipse?
Even if only for brief moments, looking directly at the Sun without the proper protection,
it can cause everything from conjunctivitis, eye pain, hypersensitivity, redness, blurred vision
and even burns in the cornea or retina.
Activity 2. Observe figure 12 and answer the following questions:
1. What part of the national territory was completely darkened during the solar eclipse of
1998?
The northwest (Zulia with Paraguaipoa and Maracaibo, Falcón with Punto Fijo and Adícora)
2. In which area of the country was the eclipse observed with the least intensity?
The southeast (El Callao and Santa Elena de Uairén Bolívar)
3. Note: Observe the time it took for the eclipse to cross the continental part of the territory.
Venezuelan, considers that between the Colombian-Venezuelan border and the Paraguaná Peninsula
There are approximately 200 km. Calculate, what is the approximate speed (km/min) of the
displacement of the eclipse?
t = 15 min
d = 200 Km
200 km
= = 15 minutes = 13,33 km/min
4. How many kilometers did the area approximately cover at a certain moment?
shadow?
140 kilometers