Earth's Rotation and Revolution

Front

What causes seasons to change on Earth?

Back

Earth's revolution around the sun

Front

What causes day and night on Earth?

Back

Earth's rotation on its axis

Front

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

Back

one year

Front

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

Back

day and night

Front

As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____

Back

the seasons

Front

When the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days.

Back

365

Front

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

Back

the Earth

Front

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

Back

rotation

Front

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

Back

revolution

Front

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

Back

axis