Earth, the Moon, and the Sun

As Earth moves around the Sun, it spins, or _________?

• rotates

• slides

• evaporates

• shrinks

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As Earth spins, the part that is facing the Sun has _________.

• day

• night

• rain

• snow

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The real or imaginary line that a spinning object turns around is an _________

• axis

• circle

• radius

• diameter

Earth's axis is an imaginary line drawn between the North and South _________?

• poles

• hemispheres

• continents

• oceans

Scientists think that the tilt of Earth's axis was caused by _________ hitting Earth.

• a large object

• a strong wind

• a solar flare

• a volcanic eruption

While Earth is spinning on its axis, it also _________, or moves in a circular path, around the Sun.

• revolves

• rotates

• tilts

• shrinks

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Earth's trip around the Sun takes _________ or _________ days.

• one year; 365 1/4

• one month; 30

• one week; 7

• one day; 24

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The path Earth travels around the Sun is called an _________

• orbit

• axis

• hemisphere

• eclipse

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Earth's orbit is shaped like an _________, or flattened circle.

• ellipse

• triangle

• square

• hexagon

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Earth's _________ causes seasons because of the different ways the Sun's rays strike parts of Earth.

• tilt

• rotation

• gravity

• orbit

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