Earth and Space 2nd Yr JCT COL

What is this diagram representing? 

• Earth revolving on its axis every 365 days to make day/night
• Earth rotating on its axis around the sun every year
• The sun rotates on its axis around Earth to make day/night
• The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours to make day/night

Why is this model representing Earth's Revolution around the sun?

• It shows how there are 4 weeks in a month as Earth rotates on its axis
• Earth revolving on its axis in 1 month
• It is showing how Earth has 4 seasons as it orbits around the sun in a year
• All of the above are correct

About how many days does the moon repeat its phases?

• about 28 days
• about 24 hours
• about 365 days

What causes Earth to have a day/night cycle? 

• Earth orbits on its axis around the sun every 365 days
• Earth's rotation (spin/turn) on its axis every 24 hours
• Earth revolving around the sun in 1 year
• The moon's orbit around earth about 28 days

The Earth has seasons because Earth is titled as it

• revolves around the sun every 24 hours
• rotates around the sun in 28 days
• Revolves/Orbits around the sun every 1 year
• Orbits around the moon

What is the name of the missing moon phase? 

• New Moon
• Second Moon
• Last Moon
• Last Quarter/Half

What causes the tides on Earth to change between low tide and high tide?

• The gravitational pull of the moon's orbit around Earth
• The sun heating and cooling the waters
• The water cycle
• The moon staying in one spot

Other words for Earth's Rotation on its Axis are: 

• Day/Night, 24hours, Spin, Turn
• Orbit, Day/Night, Revolve
• 1 year, 4 Seasons, Turn
• Spin, Orbit, 365 Days

Other words for Revolution of Earth are...?

• Revolve, 365 Days, Orbit Around, 1 year
• 4 seasons, Day/Night, Rotate
• Axis, 1 year, 24 hours
• Moon phases, Tides, Day/night

The Sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ____________. 

• sunrise - east
  sunset - west
• sunrise - north
  sunset west
• sunrise - east
  sunset - south
• sunrise - west
  sunset - east

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