Earth and Space Science

What does the Earth use to rotate?

• an axis

• a pole

• a stick

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How long does it take for Earth to make a full rotation?

• 365 days

• 60 seconds

• 24 hours

• 365 seconds

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What is the difference between orbiting and rotating?

• Rotating and orbiting are the same thing

• Orbiting turns around another object and rotating spins on something

• Orbiting moves up and down around something and rotating spins on something

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What is bigger? The Earth, the sun or the moon?

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

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What orbits Earth?

• Moon

• Sun

• Mars

• Neptune

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What is another word for a full orbit?

• revolution

• rotation

• orbation

• orbiting

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Order these from smallest to largest

• moon, earth, sun

• sun, moon, earth

• moon,earth, sun

• sun, earth, moon

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A tornado hit a city in Oklahoma during a storm. What spheres are interacting during this situation?

• only the geosphere and atmosphere

• all of the spheres of Earth

• only the biosphere

• only the hydrosphere and biosphere

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The sun appears to go across the sky everyday but the __________ is actually moving.

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Which of the following is the best reason why the Sun is the brightest star in the sky?

• It is the star with the most mass.

• It is the star with the most volume.

• It is the hottest star in the universe.

• It is the closest star to Earth.

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