Earth Rotation

Spinning of a planet on its axis.

• rotation

• revolution

Earth's rotation during the day gives the FALSE appearance of the Sun __________ from east to west across the sky

• rotation

• day

• movement

• night

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Period during rotation when Earth is facing the Sun and it is lighted

• rotation

• day

• night

• shadow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An imaginary line around which the Earth spins

• axis

• rotation

• movement

• compass

A teacher used a globe on an axis in class. What does the globe spinning on its axis represent?

• The Changing of Seasons

• The Earth's Orbit

• The Life Cycle of a Star

• The Cycle of Day and Night

Carrie draws a picture of her school and the location of the sun in the sky. Does her picture correctly represent the location of the sun at the time shown?

• Yes

• No

• Both

• Neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

• The moon's rotation on its axis causing day and night

• Earth's orbit around the sun causing day and night

• The sun's orbit around Earth causing day and night

• The Earth's rotation on its axis causing day and night

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which diagram best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

• add a sphere representing the moon between the sphere representing earth and the lamp

• walk around the lamp while holding the sphere representing the earth

• spin the sphere representing earth on the stick

• add a sphere representing the moon to the left of the sphere representing earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

• observation 1 and 3 only

• observation 2 only

• observation 2 and 4 only

• observation 1, 3, and 4 only

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6