Earth Sun Moon

To spin on an axis

• rotate
• revolve
• hop
• equator

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an object, such as a moon, that moves around a much larger object

• meteor
• satellite
• asteroid
• atmosphere

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to go around, or orbit, another object

• revolve
• rotate
• orbit
• spin

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the path of one object in space around another

• rotate
• spin
• revolve
• orbit

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caused by the tilt of the Earth (23.5*)

• day
• seasons
• month
• night

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Day and night are caused by...

• the tides
• the tilt of the Earth's axis
• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• the rotation of the Earth on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes how long?

• 1 day
• 365.25 days
• 24 hours
• 29.5 days

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How long does the moon's rotation and revolution take?

• 28 minutes
• 29.5 seconds
• 29.5 days
• 24 hours

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How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 28 days

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When the northern hemisphere (where we live) is tilted toward the sun, what season are we in?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall