Earth's Rotation

Rotation of the earth is what causes

• The seasons
• Day and night
• The tides
• A full moon

Rotation of the earth takes

• One day
• One year
• One summer
• One winter

Shadows growing longer and shorter are evidence of  ____________

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's tilt
• Earth's revolution
• Earth's weather

In the morning, the Sun is low in the sky and by noon the Sun is much higher in the sky because

• the Sun has increased its temperature
• Earth has rotated on its axis
• the Sun has turned to face the Earth
• the Earth has moved closer to the Sun

The Sun appears to move across the sky due to the

• rotation of the Earth
• gravity of the Moon
• large size of the Sun
• movement of the tides

About how much time does it take the Earth to complete one rotation?

• 24 hours
• 7 days
• 28 days
• 1 year

Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The Sun rotates around the Earth.

• true
• false

When the side of the Earth is facing away from the sun, that side is experiencing -----

• night
• day
• noon
• sun

A line, real or imaginary, around which something spins

• moon
• orbit
• axis
• crater