Earth's Rotation and Revolution

The Earth has seasons. Which motion causes seasons?

• Rotation

• Revolution

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Day and night are caused by which motion of the Earth?

• Rotation

• Revolution

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It takes the Earth this long to ROTATE once on its axis

• 1 year

• 1 week

• 24 hours

• 365.25 days

This person is spinning a basketball on their finger, this is and example of....

• Rotation

• Revolution

What does the tilt of the earth cause?

• heating

• seasons

• years

• atmosphere

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The Earth ______ on its axis?

• Rotates

• Revolves

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A person that spins a string with a ball at the end around their head best models the Earth's _______

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Day/night

• Axis

The path that the Earth follows is called its

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Day/night

• Orbit

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The Earth's revolution is called an orbit, we orbit around the ________.

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Venus

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How long does the Earth's revolution last?

• 346.25 days

• 365.25 days

• 24 hours

• 29 hours

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