The 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 the Sun is

• one year

• one month

• one week

• one day

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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The Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

• revolution
• rotation
• retrograde rotation
• orbit

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What is the main cause of tides on Earth?

• the gravitational pull of the Earth
• The rotation of the Earth on its axis
• The gravitational pull of the moon
• the revolution of the Earth around the sun

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What moon phase is this picture?

• This is the full moon phase.
• This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
• This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
• This is the first quarter moon phase.

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The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

• revolutions
• phases
• rotations
• eclipses

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