Rotations

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months

• the years

• the seasons

• day and night

The right side of this illustration represents...

• ...night.

• ...winter.

• ...summer.

• ...fall.

What is Earth's daily motion on its axis called?

• Rotation

• Revolution

which statement correctly describes the sun's apparent movement across the sky?

• as earth spins on its axis, it makes the sun appear to move across the sky?

• as the sun spins around earth, it moves across the sky

• earth rotates 24 hrs, making the sun appear move across the sky.

• the sun rotates around the earth every 12 hours, making the sun appear to move across the sky

What type of rotation does this represent (from red to blue)?

• 270⁰ clockwise

• 360⁰

• 90⁰ counterclockwise

• 180⁰

If you were to rotate ABCD 90° counterclockwise about the origin, what would the coordinate of A' be?

• (-5, 5)

• (-3, 5)

• (-5, 3)

• (-3, 3)

What is the angle of the clockwise rotation?

• 90°

• 180°

• 270°

If you were to rotate ABCD 180°  about the origin, what would the coordinate of A' be?

• (-5, 5)

• (-3, -5)

• (-5, 3)

• (-3, 3)

The image A'B'C' is a rotation of ABC.

• True

• False

Triangle A is rotated 270° clockwise with the origin as the center of rotation to create a new figure. Which triangle shows the new location?

• A

• B

• C

• D