Earth's Motion

Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Gravity

Which type of motion causes night / day? 

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Kepler's 1st Law
• Nutation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which term describes the time it takes for Earth to complete one circle around the sun.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Solstice

• Equator

Lasts 365 days

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Nutation
• Precession

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Lasts 24 hours

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Precession 
• Barycenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth spins on its _______________.

• Axis

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Toes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A term that is used to describe Earth’s path around the Sun is Earth’s ________________________.

• Axis

• Equator

• Orbit

• Lane

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

______________________ makes the Sun appear to move across the sky.

• Earth's Tilt

• Earth's Revolution

• Earth's Rotation

• Earth's Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The shape of Earth’s orbit is nearly ________________________

• Circular

• Triangular

• Flipped

• Random

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Earth moves around the Sun because the Sun’s _________________ pulls on Earth

• Gravity

• Solar rays

• Axis

• Equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4