Rotation, Revolution, Orbit

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____

• the months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Earth completes a full revolution around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days

• 7

• 30

• 91

• 365

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• gyration

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth has seasons because 

• Earth rotates on it's axis
• The distance between Earth and the sun changes
• The temperature of the sun changes
• Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: The Sun revolves around the Earth

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Earth is tilted as it revolves around the sun which gives us seasons. Which season would it be in North America at letter D?

• Summer
• Spring
• Winter
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?

• orbit
• axis
• equator
• latitude

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1