rotate, revolve, constellations, day and night sky

Another word for rotate is ______________.

• revolve
• orbit
• spin 
• rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Earth ______________ around the sun

• revolves
• rotates
• spins
• falls

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes _________________ for the Earth to rotate one time.

• 24 hours
• 1 month
• 1 year
• 1 week

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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How many days does it take the Earth to go around the sun?

• 300 days
• 365  days
• 3000 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

Day and night are caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

• tilt

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator does not receive direct sunlight.

• The equator remains the same distance from the sun, unlike the poles.

• The equator always receives direct sunlight.

• The equator has 20 hours of sunlight every day.

What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

• There would be 6 seasons.

• The 4 seasons would be more extreme, hotter and colder.

• There would be no seasons.

• The entire Earth would have the exact same weather all the time.

What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation

• Earth's tilt & revolution

• Earth's rotation & spinning

• Earth's tilt & spinning