Motions of the Earth

What is an axis?

• movement of a planet in its orbit

• imaginary line through the center of a planet on which the planet rotates

• spinning of a planet

• None of the above

What is a revolution?

• spinning on its axis

• movement of a planet

• movement of a planet in its axis

• movement of a planet in its orbit

What is rotation?

• spinning of a planet on its axis

• axis

• spinning of the earth

• gravity helps stop

What is an axis?

• Movement of a planet in its orbit

• Imaginary line through the center of a planet on which the planet rotates.

• Causes day and night.

• The north star.

What is a revolution?

• Movement of a planet in its orbit

• Runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

• Sets in the west

• None of the answers listed.

What is a rotation?

• Spinning of a planet that causes rain and snow.

• Movement of a planet in its orbit.

• Imaginary line.

• None of the answers listed.

Where does the sun rise and set?

• East and North

• North and South

• East and West

• None of the answers listed.

The earth's axis is titled so that is points to the Polaris star, is this true?

• True

• False

In which direction does the earth rotate?

• West to South

• East to North

• West to East

• None of the answers listed.

In which direction does the earth rotate?

• West to South

• East to North

• West to East

• None of the answers listed.