Earth, Moon and Sun

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes how long?

• 1 day

• 365.25 days

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

Earth has seasons because

• it has an axis
• the sun gets closer and farther from the sun
• axis is tilted as it moves around the sun
• the sun gets hotter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes day and night?

• The sun's ROTATION

• The tilt of the earth on its axis

• The earth's ROTATION on its axis every 24 hours

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What is a REVOLUTION?

• When one object orbits around another object

• When one object rotates in place on an axis

• When two objects spin around each other

What is a ROTATION?

• When one object orbits around another object.

• When one object spins around on its axis

• When two objects move around each other

How long does it take Earth to make one REVOLUTION AROUND the Sun?

• 24 hours (one day)

• 365 days (one year)

• 11 days

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Which is the third planet from the sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

The sun is a planet.. True or False?

• True

• False

It takes about _____ for the earth to complete one rotation.

• 28 days

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

• 365 days

What causes the seasons to change?

• The earth rotates on its axis
  
• The earth revolves around the sun
  
• The earth's axis is tilted
  
• Wind patterns on earth

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