Rotation vs. Revolution

Day and night on Earth is caused by

• The tilt of Earth's axis
• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Eclipses
• Earth's rotation on it's axis

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Earth's rotation takes about 

• 365 days
• 6 months
• 24 hours
• 1 month

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This picture shows Earth's

• Rotation
• Revolution

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This is the imaginary line that intersects the Earth through both the North and South Poles

• Equator
• Axis
• Fault line
• Latitude

This picture shows Earth's 

• Rotation
• Revolution

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What is "rotation"?

• Jumping to a new place
• Running in place
• Going completely around something
• Spinning

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What is "revolve" or "revolution"?

• Go complete around something
• Staying in place
• Spinning for hours
• Tossing something into the air

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In this diagram, the motion of the EARTH can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

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In this diagram, the motion of the SATELLITE can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

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In this diagram, the motion of the Earth can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

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