Rotation, Orbit, and Revolution: What's the Difference?

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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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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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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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

Fill in the blank: The Earth's axis passes through the _______ Pole and the South Pole.

• North

• East

• West

• Magnetic

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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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Look at the diagram of the solar system. What is at the center of the solar system?

• The Earth

• The Sun

• Jupiter

• The Moon

Look at the diagram of the solar system. Name one planet that is shown orbiting the Sun.

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Polaris

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Look at the diagram of the solar system. True or False: The planets move around the Sun in circular orbits.

• True

• False

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What is the definition of 'Revolution'?

• The spinning of a planet on its axis

• One complete trip along an orbit

• The process of forming a planet

• The movement of the sun around the Earth

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