Earth Rotation and Revolution

Axis

• imaginary line of the Earth

• imaginary line of the Sun

Spins around its axis.

• Revolution

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Earth spins counterclockwise.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Sun revolves around the Earth.

• True

• False

One complete rotation takes . . .

• 24 years

• 24 month

• 24 days

• 24 hours

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

We see the Sun rises at the East and sets at the West. This is because of . . .

• the Sun moves around the Earth

• the Earth moves up side down toward the Sun

• the Earth revolves around the Sun

• the Sun spins around its axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's rotation effects are . . .

• day and night

• season changes

• difference of time zone

• the movement of wind and water in the oceans.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Earth has a gravitational pull.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Earth travels around the Sun because of the force of magnetism.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The gravitational pull on Mars is bigger than the gravitational pull on Jupiter.

• True

• False