Earth Rotation and Revolution

The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called___________.

• rotation

• spinning

• Revolution

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Earth complete a full revolution around the sun in _____________.

• 1 month

• 1 year

• 6 months

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The spinning of a body such as a planet on its axis is called ____________

• revolution

• rotation

)People on the half of earth facing the sun experience daylight. This period is called ________________

• nighttime

• daytime

• midnight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

People on the half away from the sun experience _________. This period is called nighttime.

• sunlight

• darkness

• ultra violet radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The earth rotates every

• 24 hours
• 15 hours
• 365 days
• hour

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The earth is the only planet that

• supports life

• has water

• contains humans

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4