Earth and Sun

The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called....

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

• a year

The pathway the Earth takes around the sun is...

• Orian

• orbit

• rotation

• a year

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

• orbit

• axis

• solar system

• north pole

The orbiting of the Earth around the sun is called...

• revolution

• orbit

• axis

• rotation

The Sun is a....

• planet

• moon

• satellite

• star

How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 28 days

How long does it take for the Earth to Revolve around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 28 days

The reason that the Sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West.

• Sun revolving around the Earth

• Sun rotating on its axis

• Earth revolving around the Sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

What causes day and night?

• revolution of Earth

• rotation of Earth

• orbit of Earth

• The moon blocks the Sun

Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Sundail

• Revolution