Earth's Rotation

What word means to make a complete spin on an axis?

• Orbit

• Double Mint

• Rotation

• Root words

What is the name of the star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to earth?

• Sun

• Earth

• Mars

• Thanks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the name for the natural satellite that orbits a planet?

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the word for the path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space?

• Axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is an imaginary line around which a sphere rotates?

• Revolution

• Axis

• Rotation

• Moon

How long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation

• 24 hours

• One year

• One hour

• One day

_________ is when sunlight shines on a given point on the surface of Earth.

• Nighttime

• Daytime

• Noon

• Evening

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The _________ moves around the ___________, not the other way around.

• Sun, Moon

• Earth, Sun

• Record, Record

• Sun, Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

_____________ change throughout the day because the Earth rotates in relation to the Sun.

• Seasons

• Weather

• Shadows

• Dogs

When we are on the part of Earth that does not get sun, we are experiencing _____________.

• Daytime

• Party time

• Pizza time

• Nighttime

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1