Rotation & Revolution 2

Which movement of Earth causes day and night?

• rotation
• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long is a day on earth?

• 22 hours
• 365 days
• 12 hours
• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours 
• 365 days
• 30 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The hemisphere where you live.

• equator
• southern
• northern
• eastern

What happens when the northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

Why is it warmer in the summer?

• Earth is closer to the sun

• More direct light because of the Earth's tilt

• There is stronger light from the sun

• The Earth spins slower

If it is ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then it is summer in the Southern hemisphere.

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?

• clockwise
• counterclockwise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes the seasons to happen on Earth?

• the sun rotates and revolves

• the moon revolves around the Earth

• the tilt of the earth on its axis and the Earth revolves around the sun.

• the rotation around the sun

One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.

• a month.

• a year.

• a century