Earth's Motions and the Moon

Earth's rotation is also known as

• revolution

• spin

• orbit

• phases

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Rate of rotation (for Earth)

• 1 degree per day

• 15 degrees per hour

• 365 degrees per year

Direction of Earth's rotation

• west to east

• north to south

• east to west

• south to north

Direction of Earth's rotation

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

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Foucault Pendulum and Coriolis Effect are evidence for

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

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The daily path of the Sun through the sky is caused by...

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation

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Earth's revolution

• spin on its axis

• movement around the Sun

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Revolution is also known as

• spin

• orbit

• phases

• tilt

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Earth's period of revolution

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 27.3 days

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Earth's approximate rate of revolution

• 15 degrees per hour

• 1 degree per day

• 365 degrees per hour

• 15 degrees per minute