Grade Rotate/Revolution

Front

What is the motion of a body that travels around another body in space?

Back

Revolution

Front

The Earth rotates on its ________________.

Back

its axis

Front

As Earth spins, the part facing the sun has __________.

Back

day

Front

How long does Earth take to rotate once?

Back

24 hours

Front

What do we call the movement of the Earth around the Sun?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the term for the spinning motion of a planet around its own axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

Back

Rotation is the spinning of a body on its axis, while revolution is the movement of a body around another body.

Front

What causes day and night on Earth?

Back

The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

Front

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

Back

Approximately 365.25 days.

Front

What is an equinox?

Back

An equinox is a time when day and night are of approximately equal length, occurring twice a year.