Rotation Revolution

What causes the seasons? 

• The Sun going around the Earth

• Only temperatures changing

• Earth's revolution and tilted axis. 

• None of these answers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: It takes 24 hours (1 day) for the Earth to rotate completely. 

• True

• False

• No longer tilted on its axis

• Stopped rotating on its axis

• Took an additional month to orbit the Sun

• Revolved around the Sun in the opposite direction

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• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Shadows growing longer and shorter are evidence of  ____________

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

• F

• H

• G

• J

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

• day and night

• seasons

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere

• Southern hemisphere

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