rotation revolution

The sun APPEARS to move across the sky, during the day. Which of the following causes shadows to change length throughout the day?

• earth's rotation

• earth's revolution

• sun's revolution

• earth's orbit

What direction does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• west to east

• north to south

• east to west

• south to north

Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every-

• month

• 24 hours

• year

• 12 hours

Earth revolves around the sun, but it also makes one complete rotation. How long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

• 365 days

• 1 month

• 1 day

• 1 week

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full revolution around the Sun?

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

• revolution

• rotation

• precession

• regression

When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called Earth's ____

• axis
• equator
• ecliptic
• prime meridian

The amount of time it takes Earth to rotate on its axis is

• 365 days

• 24 hrs

• month

• year

The earth orbits around...

• the sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way