Rotation and Revolution

What causes day and night?

• revolution of Earth
• rotation of Earth
• orbit of Earth
• The moon blocks the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What degree is the earth tilted?

• 24

• 25

• 23.5

• 25.5

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis one time?

• 24 hours
• 24.25 hours
• 365 days
• 365.25 days

Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

• Rotation
• Compass
• Sundail
• Movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes the sun to look like it is rising in the east and setting in the west?

• moon's orbit
• sun's rotation
• Earth's revolution
• Earth's rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?

• orbit
• axis
• equator
• latitude

When the Earth spins on its axis this causes ___________________

• all four seasons to happen.
• day and night to happen.
• the moon to go through phases.
• high tides and low tides.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Why do globes lean sideways?

• To allow them to spin easier.
• To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
• To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
• To demonstrate day and night.

Earth revolves around the sun every ----

• 365.25 days

• Day

• 24 hours

• Hour

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What causes seasons?

• The rotation of the Earth and Rotation of the Sun

• The Rotation of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt

• The Revolution of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt

• How close the Earth is to the Sun

• Magic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6