STEMscopes Earth's Rotation

The third planet from the Sun and the only planet in the solar system where life exists

• Earth

• Mars

• Saturn

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A natural satellite that orbits a planet

• moon

• sun

• earth

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The northernmost point on Earth, as determined by the planet's rotation

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Antarctica

The path one object takes a it revolves around another object in space

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

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Making a complete spin on an axis

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

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The southernmost point on Earth as determined by the planet's rotation

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Alaska

An imaginary line that Earth rotates around

• axis

• equator

• north pole

About how long does it take the Earth to make one rotation

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

• 365 days

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What makes our day and night

• Earth's rotation around the sun

• Earth's rotation around the moon

• The moon's rotation around the sun

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The sun moves across the sky.

• true

• false

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