Earth's Motions

Which type of motion causes night / day? 

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Kepler's 1st Law
• Nutation

Which term describes the time it takes for Earth to complete one circle around the sun.

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Kepler's 1st Law
• Barycenter

Lasts 24 hours

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Precession 
• Barycenter

It takes one ________ for the Earth to revolve around the sun.

• year

• month

• hour

• day

It takes one ______________ for Earth to complete one rotation.

• month

• hour

• year

• day

A day when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the sun is called____________________.

• Solstice

• Equinox

A equinox is when______________________.

• Earth's rotation axis is leaning along Earth's orbit, neither toward nor away from the sun

• Earth's rotation axis is most toward the sun

• Earth's rotation axis is most away from the sun

The path an object follows as it moves around another object is called________.

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

• rotation axis

Earth moves around the sun because of what force?

• orbit

• gravity

• speed

• rotation

Which type of motion causes night / day? 

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Kepler's 1st Law
• Nutation