Rotation

_____________ change throughout the day because the Earth rotates in relation to the Sun.

• Seasons

• Weather

• Shadows

• Dogs

The spinning of an object on an axis.

• rotation

• revolution

• axis

• orbit

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It takes_________ hours for earth to do a complete spin on the axis

A student learned that the movement of Earth in the solar system causes changes that can be seen on the planet. Which change could be seen on Earth in the time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• day becoming night

• winter changing to spring

• January changing to February

• A new moon becoming a full moon

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Which drawing best shows the cause of day and night on Earth?

• Earth revolving around Sun

• Sun orbiting Earth

• Moon moving between Earth and Sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

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A fifth grader watches the Sun set in the evening sky. What causes the setting of the Sun?

• The distance between Earth and the Sun is increasing.

• The tilt of Earth on its axis is constantly changing.

• Earth is revolving around the Sun.

• Earth is rotating on its axis.

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Look at the pictures in order from left to right.

Which best explains what happens at Point X as Earth rotates?

• Night becomes day.

• Fall becomes winter.

• A full moon appears

• A solar eclipse occurs.

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A teacher demonstrates the day and night cycle to a group of students using a globe and a lamp. Students are asked to write a valid conclusion about how the day and night cycle occurs naturally on Earth.

• The sun rotates on its axis once approximately every 30 days.

• The sun revolves around the Earth approximately every 365

  days.

• The Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours.

• The moon revolves around the Earth once approximately every

  28 days.

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Which of the following best demonstrates the motion of rotation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Students used a globe and a light to demonstrate Earth’s rotation. Which answer describes what happens when earth rotates?

• One year has gone by.

• The moon has taken one month to orbit the Earth

• Seasons change.

• The Sun appears to move across the sky

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