Earth's Motion

Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Kepler's Laws

• Precession

Which term describes the time it takes for Earth to complete one circle around the sun.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Kepler's 1st Law

• Barycenter

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Which statement is true?

•   Earth rotates around the sun and revolves on its axis.

•   The sun revolves around Earth over a 24-hour time period.

•   Earth rotates on its axis, and revolves around the sun.

•   Earth revolves around the sun and the moon.

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Which type of motion causes night / day? 

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Kepler's 1st Law

• Nutation

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Which motion do the arrows in the diagram represent?

• (1) Earth’s rotation 

• (2) the Sun’s rotation

• (3) Earth’s revolution

• (4) the Sun’s revolution

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The motion of one object around another.

• rotation

• revolution

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The earth moving around the sun is called ​ (a)   .

• revolution

• rotation

• time

• seasons

The Earth and Moon both​ (a)   .

• orbit another object

• rotate every 24 hours

• have a thick atmosphere

• can support life

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Match the following

• The spinning of a celestial body on its' axis

• Sidereal day

• When a star (not the Sun) appears in the same position it was in the night before

• Rotation

• The time it takes the Moon to complete a 360* circle around the Earth

• Sidereal month

• When the Sun returns to the same position in the sky, Zenith to Zenith

• Revolution

• The motion of a celestial body along a path around a fixed object in space

• Solar day

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The Moon ________ around the Earth.

• moves parallel

• rotates

• moves perpendicular

• revolves

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