Earth Rotation and Moon Phases

The Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

• revolution
• rotation
• retrograde rotation
• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The time it takes a planet to make one complete trip around the Sun is called what?

• period of revolution
• day
• axis
• period of rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Day and night are caused by...

• the tides
• the tilt of the Earth's axis
• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• the rotation of the Earth on its axis

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• The tilt of the Earth's axis
• The tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• the distance of the Earth from the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's movement around the sun
Lasts 365 1/4 days

• rotation
• revolution/orbit
• eclipse
• tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which moon phase is this?

• Waxing Crescent
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's revolution and the ________ causes seasons.

• rotation
• orbit
• tilt
• days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's _?_ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• equator
• axis
• prime meridian
• equinox

The spinning of an object on its axis is called _?_.

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6