Spaceship Earth Mystery #1 - How Fast Does the Earth Spin?

Does the sun really move around the Earth?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What do we call the motion as the Earth spins on it's axis?

• Rotation

• Rendition

• Double Helix

• Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Who were the two scientists that theorized that the Earth was spinning and the sun did not move? (There are TWO correct answers!)

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Mike Tyson

• Robert Plant

How fast is the Earth spinning?

• 10 miles per hour.

• 100 miles per hour.

• 1,000 miles per hour.

• The Earth does not spin, the Sun moves around the Earth!

When our side of the Earth spins away from the sun, what do we call that?

• Day

• Night

• Global Warming

• Winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for the Earth to spin completely around 1 time?

• 24 Hours

• 48 Hours

• 3 days

• 365 days