
Rotation, Orbit, and Revolution: What's the Difference?
Authored by Barbara Ann Zlatkin
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1st Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rotation ….. Orbit ….. Revolution: What’s the difference? (Refer to the diagram showing the Sun, Earth, and Moon)
Rotation is Earth spinning on its axis, orbit is Earth moving around the Sun, and revolution is the same as orbit.
Rotation is Earth moving around the Sun, orbit is Earth spinning on its axis, and revolution is the Moon spinning on its axis.
Rotation is the Moon moving around the Earth, orbit is the Sun spinning on its axis, and revolution is Earth spinning on its axis.
Rotation is Earth spinning on its axis, orbit is the Moon spinning on its axis, and revolution is Earth moving around the Moon.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: ________ is the spin of a body on its axis. (Refer to the diagrams showing the Earth's rotation for help.)
Rotation
Revolution
Translation
Oscillation
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the diagram, what is the direction of Earth's rotation when viewed from above the North Pole?
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
Upward
Downward
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the diagram, what is the name of the point at the top of the Earth's axis?
South Pole
Equator
North Pole
Prime Meridian
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: The Earth's axis passes through the _______ Pole and the South Pole.
North
East
West
Magnetic
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: An ______ is the path that a body follows around another body in space.
orbit
axis
crater
comet
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Look at the diagram of the solar system. What is at the center of the solar system?
The Earth
The Sun
Jupiter
The Moon
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