Day and Night

The hemisphere where you live 

• equator
• southern
• northern
• eastern

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Object spinning on its axis. 

• revolution
• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Object orbiting another object. 

• revolution 
• rotation

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How long does it take the Earth to revolve once around the sun?

• 29 1/2 days
• 24 hours
• 30 days
• 365 1/4 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.
• a year.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Day & night are caused by the ______________ of Earth on its axis

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt of the axis

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Because of the direction that the Earth rotates on it's axis, in what direction does the sun "appear to rise" every day?

• north
• south
• east 
• west

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does the rotation of the Earth cause us to experience?

• seasons
• year
• day & night
• eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

• Rotation
• Compass
• Sundail
• Movement

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Earth's rotation during the day gives the FALSE appearance of the Sun __________ from east to west across the sky

• rotation
• day
• movement
• night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1