Unit 3 Science - Earth

Earth ____________ on its axis once every 24 hours.

• orbits

• rotates

• revolves

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As Earth rotates, one side faces the sun and has day time while the other side of Earth has ______________.

• day time

• night time

• seasons

• revolutions

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Earth takes about __________ to make one orbit around the sun.

• 1 day

• 365 days

• 365 years

• 2 years

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What causes the seasons?

• Earth's rotation & orbit

• Earth's axis

• Earth's orbit and tilt

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What device can you use to make faraway objects appear closer and larger

• space probe

• telescope

• spring balance

To spin on an axis

• axis

• rotate

• orbit

The imaginary line around which Earth rotates

• axis

• rotate

• orbit

The path of one object in space around another object

• axis

• rotate

• orbit

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One day lasts 24 hours on every planet.

• True

• False

In Florida we see the same constellations in the sky every night throughout the year.

• True

• False

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