Day and Night and Rotation

What does the rotation of the Earth cause us to experience?

• seasons
• year
• day & night
• eclipse

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Because of the direction that the Earth rotates on it's axis, in what direction does the sun "appear to rise" every day?

• north
• south
• east 
• west

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Day & night are caused by the ______________ of Earth on its axis

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt of the axis

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Earth's axis is tilted at - 

• 23.5 degrees
• 33.5 degrees
• 28 degrees
• 90 degrees

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When it is day on one side of the Earth, what is it on the other side of the Earth?

• Summer
• Winter
• Night
• Day

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What happens as Earth rotates?

• The sun appears to rise
• The sun moves across the sky
• The sun appears to set
• All of the above

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As the Earth turns, the Sun moves higher in the sky.

• True
• False

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As Earth continues to rotate and turn, the Sun seems to move as it sets in the ______.

• East
• South
• North
• West

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You are getting ready for school.  On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.

• school
• bed
• breakfast
• lunch

If the earth didn't rotate on its axis.  What natural cycle would this affect?

• seasons
• tides
• day and night
• moon phases

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