Earth's Movements

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day
• one week
• one month
• one year

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____

• the months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

When the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days

• 7
• 30
• 91
• 365

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth
• the stars
• the planets
• the Earth's axis

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• orbit

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• gyration

Which of the planets listed below has a length of rotation closest to the length of one rotation of the Earth?

• 8 hours, 33 minutes

• 1,536 hours, 55 minutes

• 26 hours, 10 minutes

• 52 hours, 15 minutes

Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The change from day time to night time, and back again, is caused by

• the position of the Moon
• the movement of the tides
• the brightness of the Sun
• the rotation of the Earth