Earth's Rotation

Draw

Using Quizizz draw tools, draw an image that represents the Universe.

Draw

Draw the tree's shadow at noon.

Fill in the Blank

I think the Earth rotates (spins) 

at a speed of ____ mph.

Fill in the Blank

It takes the Earth ___ hours to complete one full rotation.

Drag and Drop

The sun appears to rise in the ​

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and set in the ​

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.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

east

west

north

south

Multiple Choice

Throughout the day, the sun moves across the sky.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

1. The sun stays in the same location and Earth ____ on its axis.

• rotates

• revolves

• holds still

Multiple Choice

2. What direction does Earth rotate?

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

Multiple Choice

3. Who would see the sunrise first, someone in Toledo, OH or someone in San Francisco, CA?

• Toledo, OH

• San Francisco, CA

Multiple Choice

4. A ___ is how long it takes Earth to make one full rotation

• day

• month

• year

Multiple Choice

5. When we talk about the sun in the sky, we talk about its apparent motion. What does APPARENT mean?

• how it appears

• a mom or dad

• what it actually does

Multiple Choice

6. Why do we say the sun has apparent motion rather than just saying it moves across the sky?

• The sun only appears to move because Earth is spinning.

• The sun is moving around Earth.

Multiple Choice

7. Does the sun appear to rise in the east or the west?

• east

• west

Multiple Choice

8. At 4:00 p.m., in what direction, east or west, would you find your shadow?

• east

• west

Multiple Choice

9. Does your shadow appear longer at sunrise or at noon?

• sunrise

• noon

Multiple Choice

10. What is a synonym for rotate?

• spin

• orbit