Earth's Rotation

Day and night on the Earth are caused by -

• the orbit of the Moon around the Earth

• the rotation of the Sun on it axis

• the orbit of the Earth around the Sun

• the rotation of the Earth on its axis

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Which of the following occurs on a daily basis?

• The Earth rotates once on its axis

• The Earth revolves once around the Sun

• The Moon rotates once on its axis

• The moon revolves once around the Sun

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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The diagram here illustrates Earth rotating as well as the Sun’s light illuminating Earth. According to the diagram above, which point on Earth is about to experience sunset?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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About how many hours are there between one sunrise and the next?

• 8

• 12

• 24

• 36

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Which of the following takes about one day?

• One rotation of the Earth on its axis

• One revolution of the Moon around Earth

• One orbit of the Earth around the Sun

• One rotation of the clouds across the sky

The Sun appears to move across the sky because -

• the Sun orbits around Earth

• Earth rotates on its axis

• the Moon revolves around Earth

• the Sun gets smaller in the evening

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Earth rotates on its axis giving us night and day. Earth’s axis is -

• the path of the Earth as it orbits the Sun

• a line between light and dark parts of Earth

• a band of clouds around the center of Earth

• an imaginary line through the poles of Earth

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A student modeled the cause of day and night on Earth using a lamp and a baseball. If one second equals one hour, how should the student model one day/night cycle on Earth?

• Move the baseball around the lamp in 24 seconds

• Turn the lamp off and on for 24 hours

• Spin the baseball 24 times in one hour

• Rotate the baseball one time in 24 seconds

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About how long does it take for one rotation of Earth?

• 12

• 18

• 24

• 48