Earth's Rotation and Revolution

The earth spins on its axis.

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• False

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The earth orbits around the moon.

• True
• False

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It takes the earth 24 hours to do a complete spin on its axis.

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• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The earth spins from west to east.

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• False

The path earth follows is called its rotation.

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• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Revolution is the movement of earth around the sun.

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• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes the earth 345 1/4 days to orbit the sun.

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• False

When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it has summer.

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• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The top part of the earth is called the southern hemisphere.

• True
• False

Seasons are caused by earth's tilted axis as it travels around the sun.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1