Earth, Moon Sun and Solar System

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

The earth revolves around...

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

The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called ________.

• lunar eclipse
• phases
• solar eclipse
• spring

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

Does the moon revolve?

• yes
• no

Does the moon rotate?

• yes
• no

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