Earth in space

​Which​ ​motion​ ​of​ ​earth​ ​could​ ​be​ ​best​ ​demonstrated​ ​by​ ​Lebron​ ​James​ ​spinning​ ​a​ ​basketball​ ​on​ ​his​ ​finger?

• rotation
• revolution
• tilting
• leap year

Because the earth spins on its axis, we experience:

• seasons
• weather
• day and night
• revolution

How long does it take earth to make on complete revolution of the sun?

• 24 hours
• 1 day
• 365 days
• 365.25 days

The tilt of the earths axis:

• 5 degrees
• 10.2 degrees
• 23.5 degrees
• 365.25 degrees

The imaginary line that passes through earth and the north and south poles.

• axis
• graviy
• equator
• prime meridian

As the moon revolves around the earth, we always see the same side of the moon.

• true
• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Seasons on Earth are caused by how close the earth is to the sun

• true
• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The longest day of the year is

• Spring equinox

• Summer solstice

• Autumn equinox

• Winter Solstice

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What motion is responsible for day and night

• The rotation of Earth

• The rotation of the moon

• The revolution of Earth around the sun.

• The revolution of the moon around the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What motion is responsible for the seasons?

• The rotation of the sun

• The rotation of the Earth

• The revolution of Earth around the sun

• The revolution of the sun around the Earth

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