Rotation & Revolution

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

It takes about 24 hours to complete one

• rotation

• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit
• double axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The sun appears to move across the sky each day (sunrise→sunset). What causes this?

• the spinning of the Earth's axis

• the path of the sun around the Earth

• the production the nuclear energy around the sun

• the tilt of the Earth on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The hemisphere where you live 

• equator
• southern
• northern
• eastern

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NGSS.3-ESS2-2

What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer?

• Earth tilts away from the sun in summer

• Earth revolves slower in summer

• Earth tilts toward the sun in summer

• Earth is closer to the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1