Earth, sun, and moon

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

The earth orbits around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

1. What is gravity?

• A type of rock
• A type of plate boundary
• When two objects are attracted to each other.

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

What is at the center of the Solar System?

• Earth
• Moon
• Sun
• Jupiter

When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .

• Day
• Rotation
• Year
• Spin

It takes the Earth _______ days to travel all the way around the Sun.

• 28
• 100
• 24
• 365

When the Earth spins around its own axis one whole time, it is called a ....

• Year
• Day
• Hemisphere
• Seasons