Spaceship Earth-Lessons 1-4

If the Earth spun twice as fast, how long would a day be?

• 48 hours

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

If the Earth spun twice as fast, how would this affect the length of day and night?

• Both day and night would be twice as long

• Both day and night would be 1/2 as long

The sun rises in the _______

• North

• East

• South

• West

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The sun sets in the __________

• North

• East

• South

• West

To spin on an axis

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Orbit

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To go around another object

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Axis

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The curved path of a celestial object around a star or planet

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Orbit

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Huge, glowing balls of gases

• Planets

• Stars

• Moons

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A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern

• Constellations

• Stars

• Sun

The path of the Sun across the sky is highest during ___

• Summer

• Fall/Spring

• Winter

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