Earth's Movement

The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• a year

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The pathway the Earth takes around the sun is called

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• a year

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This causes day and night.

• rotation

• revolution

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The imaginary line that goes through the Earth (hint: the Earth spins on this)

• orbit

• solar system

• North Pole

• axis

The orbiting of the Earth around the sun is called:

• revolution

• orbit

• axis

• rotation

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This takes 24 hours:

• rotation

• revolution

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This takes 1 year:

• rotation

• revolution

The sun appears to rise in the East because the Earth rotates toward the

• North

• South

• East

• West

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This causes the seasons to change:

• rotation

• revolution

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THe sun doesn't actually rise or set. It stays in one place, but it appears to move due to Earth's movement.

• true

• false

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