Earth, moon, sun

What is at the center of the Solar System?

• Earth
• Moon
• Sun
• Jupiter

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When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Leap Year
• Spin

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It takes the Earth _______ days to travel all the way around the Sun.

• 28
• 100
• 24
• 365

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When the Earth spins around its own axis one whole time, it is called a ....

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Hemisphere
• Seasons

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It takes the Earth ___ hours to complete a rotation.

• 12
• 24
• 50
• 365

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Does the Moon travel around Earth or around the Sun?

• Earth
• Sun

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The rotation of the Earth causes . . .

• day & night
• summer & winter
• fall & spring
• Leap Year

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When we add an extra day to February once every four years, it is called . . . 

• Leap Year
• Leap Month
• Revolution
• Rotation

Why do we have seasons?

• The earth's rotation on its axis
• The earth's revolution around the sun
• The moon's gravity pull on the earth
• The Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun

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What causes day and night?

• The sun rises and sets
• The Earth rotating on its axis
• The Earth revolves around the sun
• The tilt of the Earth

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