Earth's Rotation

Front

What causes day and night?

Back

Earth's rotation on its axis.

Front

What is an instrument that tells time by the position of the sun?

Back

Sundial.

Front

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of what?

Back

The Earth.

Front

What does it mean to spin in place on an axis?

Back

To rotate.

Front

What do shadows on Earth help show?

Back

Earth's rotation.

Front

What is the term for the imaginary line that the Earth spins around?

Back

Axis.

Front

What is the movement of the Earth around the Sun called?

Back

Revolution.

Front

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation?

Back

24 hours.

Front

What is the effect of Earth's rotation on the appearance of the stars?

Back

It makes them appear to move across the sky.

Front

What is the term for the path the Earth takes as it revolves around the Sun?

Back

Orbit.