MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH

What does ROTATION mean?

• To SPIN

• To ORBIT or GO AROUND

What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?

• Rotation

• Tilting

• Revolution

• Spinning

The Earth REVOLVES around the:

• Sun

• Moon

• The Earth doesn't revolve

• The sun rotates

What does REVOLUTION mean?

• To SPIN

• to ORBIT or GO AROUND

Earth spins on a tilted angle called a (an)

• Axis

• Invert

• Revolution

• Bounce

Earth's rotation on its axis causes ________

• seasons

• moon phases

• day and night

• weather

What happens in one year's time?

• The moon makes one complete revolution around the Earth.

• Earth makes one complete revolution around the sun.

• Earth makes one complete spin on its axis.

• The sun makes one complete spin on its axis.

Earth's revolution around the sun causes________

• birthdays.

• seasons

• snowfall

• day and night

How long does the Earth take to revolve?

• 24 hours

• 1 day

• 365 days

• 356 days

Earth's axis is an imaginary line.

• True

• False