Earth in Space

The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles is Earth's

• axis

• center

• tilt

• rotation

The spinning of earth on its axis

• revolution

• rotation

• recycle

• rotten

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The length of time for one rotation

• 365 days

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 1 month

This causes day and night

• revolution

• seasons

• sun and moon

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The movement of one object around another

• orbit

• rotation

• chasing

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth's path is also known as its.....

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The slightly elongated circle of Earth's orbit.....

Earth's orbit brings the planet closest to the sun in

• June

• September

• March

• January

A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The amount of time it takes Earth to complete one orbit

• 1 day

• 1 month

• 1 year

• 1 week

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2