Tuesday Sept. 24 Warm Up

Rotation

• Causes day and night
• Causes seasons

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Revolution

• Causes seasons
• Causes day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In this simple diagram, the motion of both the Earth and Moon can be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

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In this diagram, the motion of the EARTH can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

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One complete revolution around the sun takes

• 24 hours

• 365 days

One complete rotation of the earth takes

• 24 hours

• 365 days

What causes the sun to look like it is rising in the east and setting in the west?

• moon's orbit
• sun's rotation
• Earth's revolution
• Earth's rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What degree is the earth tilted?

• 23
• 25
• 23.5
• 25.5

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth
• the stars
• the planets
• the Earth's axis

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As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____

• the months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

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