Earth and the Moon

In a single day, the

• Earth revolves around the Sun

• Earth rotates on its axis

• Moon revolves around the Earth

• Sun rotates on its axis

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The time it takes the Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis is -

• one year

• one month

• one week

• one day

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It takes an entire year for the -

• Earth to rotate on its axis

• Earth to revolve around the Sun

• Moon to revolve around the Earth

• Sun to revolve around the Earth

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The time it takes the Earth to completely revolve around is

• one year

• one month

• one week

• one day

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What causes the four seasons?

• The revolution of the moon around the Earth

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun and position of its axis

• The revolution of the Sun around the earth

• The rotation of your body when you sit on a spinning chair

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Every day...

• the moon completely revolves around the Earth

• the sun rotates on its axis

• tides rise and fall

• the seasons change

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Seasons are caused by...

• The moon

• The rotation of the Earth

• Giant heat lamps

• The position of the earth and the tilt of its axis

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The Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

• revolution
• rotation
• retrograde rotation
• orbit

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What phase of the moon is labeled 2?

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous

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What phase of the moon is labeled 4?

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous

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