Astronomy Rotate and Revolve

Which movement of the Earth would best be described as spinning?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Orbit

Another word for rotate is ______________.

• revolve
• orbit
• spin 
• rise

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This causes a year on Earth

• Rotation
• Revolution

We have night because ...

• the sun stops shining.
• the sun is on the other side of the Earth.
• we sleep.
• the moon rises

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The Earth ______________ around the sun

• revolves
• rotates
• spins
• falls

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We have ___________ because the Earth revolves around the sun.

• seasons
• day and night
• morning
• astronauts

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It takes _________________ for the Earth to rotate one time.

• 24 hours
• 1 month
• 1 year
• 1 week

How many days does it take the Earth to go around the sun?

• 300 days
• 365  days
• 3000 days

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The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

Takes about 24 hours to complete one

• rotation
• revolution

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