Earth's Rotation and Revolution

 How long does it take the earth to rotate once? 

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 20 hours

• 36 hours

What describes the earth going around the sun?

• rotation

• revolution

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What causes day and night?

• rotation

• revolution

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What causes the seasons to change?

• rotation

• revolution

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The Earth ​ ​ ​ (a)   around the Sun and ​ (b)   on it's axis.

• revolves

• rotates

• diffuses

• explodes

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The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called Earth's ____

• axis

• equator

• ecliptic

• prime meridian

Which one takes one year?

• rotation

• revolution

What causes day and night here on our Earth?

• The different moon phases

• Asteroids

• The rotation of Earth

• Stars

The Moon _____________ around the Earth on its ___________

• rotates, orbit

• revolves, orbit

• rotates, revolution

• revolves, rotation

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The Earth's axis tilts it toward or away from the Sun at ______ degrees, causing seasons

• 10

• 90

• 23.5

• 66.5

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