Rotation vs Revolution

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

What causes the seasons? 

• The Sun going around the Earth
• Only temperatures changing
• Earth's revolution and tilted axis. 
• None of these answers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is our planet called? 

• Earth
• Sun
• Moon
• Mars

What is "revolve" or "revolution"?

• Go complete around something
• Staying in place
• Spinning for hours
• Tossing something into the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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True or False: The Sun revolves around the Earth

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: Earth's axis has a tilt that helps to cause the seasons. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: It takes 24 hours (1 day) for the Earth to rotate completely. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: It takes Earth 365 days (1 year) to revolve around the Sun. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Does the Sun move at all? 

• Yes, the Sun goes around the Earth
• Yes, the Sun moves all over the Universe
• No, the planets revolve around the Sun
• Yes, the Sun moves up and down