Rotation & Revolution

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

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit
• double axis

The EARTH REVOLVES around the:

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

What does ROTATION mean?

• To SPIN
• To ORBIT or GO AROUND

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• space

What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?

• Rotation
• Tilting 
• Revolution
• Spinning

What degree is the earth tilted?

• 24

• 25

• 23.5

• 25.5

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

• Rotation
• Compass
• Sundail
• Movement

You are getting ready for school.  On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.

• school
• bed
• breakfast
• lunch

What causes the sun to look like it is rising in the east and setting in the west?

• moon's orbit
• sun's rotation
• Earth's revolution
• Earth's rotation

What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?

• orbit
• axis
• equator
• latitude