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

Lasts 365 days

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Nutation
• Precession

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Lasts 24 hours

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Precession 
• Barycenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth's orbit follows an elliptical path.

• Kepler's 1st law
• Kepler's 2nd law
• Kepler's 3rd law
• Nutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

When Earth orbits around the sun, it slows down when it is close to the sun. It speeds up its orbit when it is further from the sun. This is because the sun's gravity is stronger when you are closer to it.

• Kepler's 1st law
• Kepler's 2nd law
• Kepler's 3rd law
• Nutation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

When the moon revolves around the Earth, the Earth wobbles a little because the moon's gravity is tugging on it.

• Nutation
• Precession
• Barycenter
• Revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

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