SC.4.E.5.3 Earth's Revolution & Rotation

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What is the term for the movement of Earth around the sun?

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Revolution

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What is the term for the spinning of Earth on its axis?

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Rotation

Front

What do we call the path that an object takes as it revolves around another object?

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Orbit

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What is the reason we experience day and night on Earth?

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The rotation of Earth on its axis.

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What is the effect of Earth's rotation on the side facing the sun?

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It experiences daytime.

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What is the effect of Earth's rotation on the side facing away from the sun?

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It experiences nighttime.

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What is the speed of Earth's rotation?

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Constant speed.

Front

Which celestial body does Earth revolve around?

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The sun.

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What is the term for the time it takes for Earth to complete one full rotation?

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24 hours.

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What is the term for the time it takes for Earth to complete one full revolution around the sun?

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365 days.