Earth's rotation

The only planet where life exist and the third planet from the sun

• sun

• moon

• star

• earth

The star at the center of the Solar System that supplies light and heat to Earth

• moon

• Star

• earth

• sun

The spinning of an object on an axis.

• rotation

• revolution

• axis

• orbit

It takes_________ hours for earth to do a complete spin on the axis

The sun appears to rise in the ________ and set in the __________.

A fifth grader watches the Sun set in the evening sky. What causes the setting of the Sun?

• The distance between Earth and the Sun is increasing.

• The tilt of Earth on its axis is constantly changing.

• Earth is revolving around the Sun.

• Earth is rotating on its axis.

Two friends were playing outside at sunset. They had to go inside their homes when it became dark. Which best explains why the day became night?

• Part of Earth faces away from the Sun at night.

• Earth moves far away from the Sun each night.

• The Moon blocks light from the Sun at night.

• The Sun stops producing light each night.

Examine the chart above.

Which answer choice best fits in the missing blank?

• High and low tides

• Gravitational pull

• Moon phases

• Apparent movement of the Sun across

  the sky

Students used a globe and a light to demonstrate Earth’s rotation. Which answer describes what happens when earth rotates?

• One year has gone by.

• The moon has taken one month to orbit the Earth

• Seasons change.

• The Sun appears to move across the sky

A student observed the Sun throughout the day over the neighbor’s house. The change the student observed is caused by -

• orbit of Earth around the Sun

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• orbit of the Sun through space

• reflection of the Sun off the Moon