Rotation and Revolution

Front

What is the only planet in the solar system where life exists?

Back

Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is the path one object/planet takes as it revolves around another object/planet/star in space?

Back

Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

Which planet is the third from the sun?

Back

Earth

Front

What is the imaginary line that Earth rotates around?

Back

Axis

Front

What is the Southernmost point on Earth, as determined by the planet's rotation?

Back

South Pole

Front

What is the term for the spinning of a planet on its axis?

Back

Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

What is the term for the movement of a planet around the sun?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the name of the line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Back

Equator

Front

What do we call the time it takes for Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis?

Back

24 hours

Front

What is the effect of Earth's rotation on day and night?

Back

It causes day and night to occur as different parts of the Earth face the sun.