Earth Movements

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation around it's axis?

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

• 6 hours

Choose ALL the correct statements from the list below. There may be more than one.

• It takes 365 days for the Earth to revolve once around the sun.

• The Earth completes a rotation on its axis every 12 hours.

• The Earth's axis is tilted.

• The Sun orbits the Earth in a clockwise direction.

• The rotation of the Earth makes it appear as if the Sun is moving across the sky.

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How long does it take the Earth to do the revolution movement?

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 24 hours + 6 hours

• 28 days

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

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Day and night is caused by the . . .

• revolution of Earth around the Sun
• orbit of Earth around the Moon
• rotation of earth on its axis.
• rotation of the Moon on it's axis

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What is a revolution?

• standing still
• spinning in place about an axis
• bouncing to another object
• one object moving around another object

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What is rotation?

• standing still
• bouncing in place
• spinning in place about an axis
• an object moving around another object

Day and night are caused by movement of...

• The Sun

• The Earth

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What are the consequences of revolution and the tilt of our planet?

• Day and de night

• Seasons

• Shadows

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The Earth’s rotation and revolution happen at the same time.

• True

• False

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