Earth's rotation

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

• sun

• moon

• star

• earth

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

• moon

• Star

• earth

• sun

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The spinning of an object on an axis.

• rotation

• revolution

• axis

• orbit

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

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

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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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

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

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