Rotation/Revolution Vocabulary

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit
• double axis

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The EARTH REVOLVES around the:

• Sun
• Moon
• The Earth doesn't revolve
• The sun rotates

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What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?

• Rotation
• Tilting 
• Revolution
• Spinning

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Rotation of the earth takes

• One day
• One year
• One summer
• One winter

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Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.

• seasons
• moon phases
• day and night
• weather

The Earth spins on a tilted angle called a (an) 

• Axis
• Invert
• Revolution
• Bounce

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What does REVOLUTION mean?

• To SPIN
• To ORBIT or GO AROUND

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Which movement of Earth causes day and night?

• rotation
• revolution

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall

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