Rotation

Juanito was looking at the night sky for many hours studying stars. He drew a picture of some stars at the beginning of his observation. Then he drew the picture again at the end but it appeared as if the stars shifted in the sky. What is the best explanation of Juanito's observation?

• The star appeared to shift through the night sky because the Earth is turning around.

• The star appeared to shift through the night sky because the Earth is turning on its axis.

• The star appeared to shift through the night sky because the Earth is turning around Jupiter.

• That can never happen.

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• double axis

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

• space

Which of the following is Not caused by the rotation of Earth on its axis?

• The rising and setting of the sun.

• The phases of the moon seen from Earth.

• The movement of the stars across the sky.

• The movement of the moon across the sky.

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What does ROTATION mean?

• To SPIN

• To ORBIT or GO AROUND

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A student is looking for evidence that Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence?

• The different amounts of rain that falls each day

• The appearance of shadows changing throughout the day

• The presence of other planets in the night sky

• The different phases of the moon in a month

What Earth does every 24 hours on its axis?

• Rotate

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Change Season

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What is the earth's axis?

• An imaginary line around the middle of Earth

• An imaginary line from pole to pole around which Earth rotates

• 0 degrees Celsius

• Freedom

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If students could rotate the globe quickly or slowly and the globe could rotate only at the rate that Earth actually rotates, about how long would each complete rotation take?

• 30 Days

• 60 Minutes

• 24 Hours

• 365 Days

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Which of the following best describes the rotation of the Earth?

• The Earth spins on its axis.

• The Earth orbits around the Sun.

• The Earth moves in a straight line.

• The Earth revolves around the Moon.

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