Rotation/Revolution

the time it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis

• sundial

• rotation

• revolution

• day/night cycle

a line, real or imaginary, around which something spins

• rotation

• turner

• sundial

• axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

the time it takes an object in space to orbit another object

• spinning

• turning

• rotation

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

a dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on a surface

• orbit

• shadow

• sundial

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

an instrument that measures the time of day using the position of the sun

• rotation

• sundial

• orbit

• shadow

day: Earth faces the sun and is lighted

night: Earth faces away from the sun and is dark

• rotation

• day/night cycle

• revolution

• orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What makes it seem that the sun and the stars are moving around Earth?

• orbiting the sun

• revolution of Earth around the sun

• rotation of Earth on its axis

Seasons occur on Earth due to the tilt of Earth on its axis and ______________.

• revolution around the sun

• rotation on the axis

• spinning around in space

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Revolution of the Earth around the sun takes

• 250 days

• 365 days/1 year

• 24 hours/1 day

• 100 days

For Earth to rotate one time on its axis takes

• 95 days

• 24 hours/1 day

• 365 days/ 1 year

• 60 hours