Day Night Season Cycles

What is the line running down the center of Earth called?

• Equator

• Axis

• North Pole

• South Pole

Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

• Rotation

• Compass

• Sundial

• Movement

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As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing the sun has ________.

• an axis
• darkness (night)
• daylight
• winter

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As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing away from the sun has ________.

• daylight 
• darkness (night)
• summer 
• nice weather

Earth is tilted on its _______. 

• side
• axis
• hemisphere
• equator

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Rotation causes ___________.

• Day and Night
• Seasons
• The Earth to be tilted

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If the earth didn't rotate on its axis.  What natural cycle would this affect?

• seasons
• tides
• day and night
• moon phases

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Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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If the earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?

• longer day
• shorter day
• same time,  24 hours

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The diagram shows the Earth's movement around its' axis. What is this diagram demonstrating? 

• day and night
• seasons