Earth's Rotation

______________________ makes the Sun appear to move across the sky.

• Earth's Tilt

• Earth's Revolution

• Earth's Rotation

• Earth's Gravity

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How long does it take the Earth to spin around one time?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 365 days

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What causes day and night?

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• What time is it?

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What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth
• the stars
• the planets
• the Earth's axis

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In order for us to experience day, the side of the Earth we live on must be __________ the Sun.

• facing away from the Sun
• facing toward

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Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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In the morning, the Sun is low in the sky and by noon the Sun is much higher in the sky because

• the Sun has increased its temperature
• Earth has rotated on its axis
• the Sun has turned to face the Earth
• the Earth has moved closer to the Sun

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If the earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?

• longer day
• shorter day
• same time,  24 hours

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

• longer

• gone

• shorter

• darker

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When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

• longer

• gone

• shorter

• darker

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