Earth's Place in the Universe

The Earth rotates every...

• 12 hours
• 365 days
• 24 hours
• 366 days

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Rotation means to...

• Dance
• Go around something
• Spin
• Stop

The path that the Earth takes around the Sun is called...

• An orbit
• A walk
• A rotation
• A path

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What causes the Earth to have day and night?

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Moon Phases
• The ocean

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A group of stars humans observe in a pattern and give a name.

• Waxing Crescent
• Galaxy
• Constellation
• Horizon

What causes Day and Night on Earth?

• The rotation of the Earth
• Earth moving farther from and closer to the Sun
• The Revolution of  Earth
• The Sun moving around Earth

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Longest day of the year

• Autumnal Equinox
• Summer Solstice 
• Winter Solstice
• Vernal Equinox

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Shortest day of the year

• Autumnal Equinox
• Summer Solstice 
• Winter Solstice
• Vernal Equinox

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If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

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The hemisphere where you live

• northern
• southern

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