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Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit
• double axis

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The EARTH REVOLVES around the:

• Sun
• Moon
• The Earth doesn't revolve
• The sun rotates

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• space

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The MOON REVOLVES around the:

• Sun
• Earth
• The Moon doesn't revolve
• The Earth and Sun 

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Which happens in one year’s time?

• The moon makes one complete revolution around Earth.
  
• Earth makes one complete revolution around the sun.
• Earth makes one complete spin on its axis.
• The sun makes one complete spin on its axis.

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes how long?

• 1 day
• 365.25 days
• 24 hours
• 29.5 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth has seasons because

• it has an axis
• the sun gets closer and farther from the sun
• axis is tilted as it moves around the sun
• the sun gets hotter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What force pulls the moon towards Earth?

• gravity
• inertia
• weight
• mass

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Where is it usually warmer on Earth because it receives more direct sunlight all year long?

• equator
• poles
• North America
• Antarctica

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Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

• Sun and moon orbit Earth

• Earth and moon orbit Sun

• Earth orbits the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

• Earth and sun orbit moon

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