5th Grade Science -Earth Rotates

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Day and Night

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The EARTH ROTATES around the:

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Sun

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The rotation of the Earth on its axis is called...

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rotation

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A student is looking for evidence that the Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence? The different amounts of rain that fall each day, The appearance of shadows changing throughout the day, The presence of other planets in the night sky, The different phases of the moon in a month

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The appearance of shadows changing throughout the day

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What does ROTATION mean?

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Spin

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Which movement of the Earth takes 365 days?

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Revolution

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What does REVOLUTION mean?

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Orbit or go around

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The Earth rotates at a tilted angle called the

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Axis

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What happens over the course of a year?

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The Earth makes a complete revolution around the sun.

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The _______ of the Earth is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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axis