Rotation and Revolution

A leap year has ________ days.

• 266 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 366 days

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit
• double axis

The EARTH REVOLVES around the:

• Sun
• Moon
• The Earth doesn't revolve
• The sun rotates

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.

How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours 
• 365 days
• 30 days

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

Earth rotates in what direction?

• north to south

• south to north

• west to east

• east to west

Because of the direction of Earth's rotation, the sun appears to rise in the __________ and set in the _______.

• north, south

• east, west

• south, west

• east, north

The path Earth takes as it revolves around the sun is called its ____________

• orbit

• axis

• equatro