Rotation & Revolution of Earth

Each year Earth revolves once around

• Mars

• Venus

• the Sun

• the Moon

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

• 1 day

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

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Earth spinning on its axis is

• rotation

• revolution

• graviti

• phases

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How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 28 days

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The reason that the Sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West.

• Sun revolving around the Earth

• Sun rotating on its axis

• Earth revolving around the Sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

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The moon does not produce any light. Yet we can we see the moon in the sky. Why?

• Moon reflecting Earth's light

• Earth reflecting the Moon's light

• Moon reflecting the Sun's light

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What is a rotation?

• When one object orbits around another object.

• When one object spins around on its axis

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I don't have an atmosphere like the planet Earth that I orbit. Who am I?

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

• Comet

The earth is a

• Planet

• Star

• Moon

• Asteroids

Diagram 1 shows the earth and its axis.

Which statement is correct.

• The earth rotates from east to west

• The earth rotates a complete rotation on its axis for 12 hours.

• The rotation of the Earth causes day and night events.

• The rotation of the Earth causes changes in the phases of the moon.

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