7B Science - Earth in Space_ Week One Recap

The imaginary line that the earth rotates around

• axis

• plane

• sphere

Which way does the earth spin?

• Anti Clockwise (West to east)

• Clockwise

  (East to west)

The Sun orbits around Earth.

• True

• False

How many hours does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

• 48

• 6

• 12

• 24

During those 24 hours 50% of the Earth experiences day while the other 50% experiences __________

Earth is the _____ planet from the sun

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

The pathway that Earth takes around the sun is known as it's _________

Sunrise would occur first in New Zealand before Melbourne

• True

• False

As night time approaches, the sun appears to ____

• rise

• set

• get bigger

• move further away

Which of the following is correct?

• The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west

• The sun appears to rise in the west and set in the east