Science Earth's Rotation

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The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth; its enormous gravity keeps the solar system in orbit

• Earth

• The Moon

• Orbit

• Rotation

• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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The planet on which all known life exists

• Earth

• The Moon

• Orbit

• Rotation

• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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A natural satellite that orbits a planet; some planets have none others have over 60 of these

• Earth

• The Moon

• Orbit

• Rotation

• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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An imaginary line that a sphere rotates around. It passes through Earth's center and its poles.

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Axis

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The path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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the northernmost point on Earth, as determined by the planet’s rotation

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Axis

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to spin on an axis

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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the southernmost point on Earth, as determined by the planet’s rotation

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Axis

to travel in a closed path

• rotate

• spin

• revolve

• North Pole

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an imaginary line around Earth equally distant from the North and South Poles.

• axis

• Prime Meridian

• equator

• latitude