Earth's Cycles

What is happening when the Earth is rotating?

• It is spinning on its axis

• It is orbiting the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one time?

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• About 30 days

What is happening when the Earth is revolving?

• It is spinning on its axis

• It is orbiting the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun one time?

• 24 hours

• 60 minutes

• 365 days

• 30 days

About how long does it take for the moon to orbit the Earth one time?

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 29 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The moon goes through 8 _________ as it orbits the Earth.

• phases

• axis

• revolutions

• rotations

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are tides?

• The phases of the moon

• The coldest regions on Earth

• The path that the Earth follows around the sun

• The rising and falling of the ocean water levels

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What causes the tides on Earth?

• the Earth rotating

• the Earth revolving

• the moon's phases

• the moon's gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What causes day and night?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth revolving around the sun

• The moon revolving around Earth

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

What causes the seasons?

• Earth's rotation

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The moon orbiting Earth

• The sun's rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1