Earth's Motion Quiz/Major

Earth spins on its _______

• orbit

• axis

• cycle

It takes about _____ for Earth to rotate one time.

• 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds

• one year

• 29 days

A term that is used to describe Earth's orbit around the Sun is Earth's _______.

• Solar System

• Planet

• Motion

The Sun appears to move from ____ to _____ across the sky.

• east to west

• north to south

Earth spins in a(n) _____ _____ direction.

• circular

• counter- clockwise

• straight

As Earth moves around the Sun, the _____ change.

• seasons

• planets

• stars

Earth's ___ ___ is an imaginary line on which it rotates.

• revolution axis

• rotation axis

Earth would fly off into space in a straight line if the ____ between Earth and the Sun ended.

• air

• comet

• gravity

The shape of Earth's orbit is nearly _____.

• circular

• square

• large

Earth's rotation axis is an _______ line.

• curve

• imaginary

• straight