Earth Sun Moon

 to spin on an axis

• rotate
• revolve
• orbit
• hop

to go around, or orbit, another object

• revolve
• rotate
• orbit
• spin

caused by the spin of the Earth

• seasons
• day/night cycle
• year
• climate

What causes day and night on Earth?

• the tilt of Earth's axis
• Earth's revolution around the sun
• the moon
• Earth's rotation

How long does Earth's rotation take?

• 365.25 days
• 24 hours
• 6 months
• 28 days

How long does Earth's revolution around the sun take?

• 24 hours

• 365 and 1/4 days

• 28 days

• 1 month

What is a revolution?

• standing still

• spinning in place

• bouncing to another object

• moving one full time around another object

What is rotation?

• standing still

• bouncing in place

• spinning in place one full turn

• moving around another object

 Earth experiences day when it is facing the _________.

• Moon
• Space
• Stars
• Sun

The Earth revolves around the sun.

• True
• False