Earth and Sun Review 2023

Front

The path that one object takes around another in space

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orbit

Front

The spinning of a planet on its axis

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rotation

Front

The sun appears to rise in the _______ and set in the ________

Back

east, west

Front

The imaginary line that passes north to south on the globe

Back

axis

Front

One complete trip of the Earth around the Sun is called a 

Back

revolution

Front

One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes: 24 hours, one year, one hour

Back

one year

Front

One complete rotation of the Earth on its axis takes:

Back

24 hours (one day)

Front

Back

revolution

Front

Back

rotation

Front

What causes day and night? Options: Earth's rotation, Earth's revolution around the sun

Back

Earth's rotation