Earth rotation/revolution

The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.

• orbit

• rotaion

• axis

• shadow

An imaginary line in which a planet rotates around from North to South pole

• Day/Night cycle

• apparent movement

• shadow

• axis

To turn or spin on an axis, Earth takes 24 hours or 1 day to complete one full rotation.

• orbit

• axis

• sunrise

• rotation

the cycle is caused by the rotation of the Earth on it's axis; during this cycle it appears as thought the Sun moves across the sky and we experience day and night

• apparent movement

• shadow

• day/night cycle

• axis

Day and night; the rising and setting of objects in the sky, looks like is moving but is not.

• day/night cycle

• apparent movement

• shadow

• axis

When the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days

• 7
• 30
• 91
• 365

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth rotating on its axis

• the stars
• the planets revolving around the Sun

• the Earth's revolving around the Sun

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• orbit

The Earth spins on a tilted angle called a (an) 

• Axis
• Invert
• Revolution
• Bounce

Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

• A
• B
• C
• D