Earth's Motions

Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis.

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Kepler's Laws
• Precession

Which type of motion causes night / day? 

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Kepler's 1st Law
• Nutation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which term describes the time it takes for Earth to complete one circle around the sun.

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Kepler's 1st Law
• Barycenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's axis changes direction (but the angle does NOT change).

• Nutation
• Precession
• Barycenter
• Revolution

Causes the stars to change direction in the sky (every 26,000 years)

• Nutation
• Precession
• Barycenter
• Revolution

During precession, the Earth wobbles a little. This DOES change the angle of the axis.

• Nutation
• Precession
• Barycenter
• Revolution