Sun and Earth

A real or imaginary line that an object turns around on

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Axis

• Sundial

The turning of the Earth on its axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Apparent Motion

• Shadow

Which 2 hemispheres do we live in?

• Eastern and Southern

• Eastern and Northern

• Western and Northern

• Western and Southern

A movement that appears to happen from a certain standpoint. Example: The sun appears to move in the sky from East to West

• Apparent Motion

• Shadow

• Rotation

• Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes day and night?

• The Earth revolving around the Sun

• The moon revolving around the Earth

• The Earth rotating on its axis

• The tilt of the Earth

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How fast does the Earth travel?

• About 100 km per second

• About 30 km per second

• About 300 km per second

• About 1,000 km per second

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Why do we not feel the Earth spin?

• because the sun appears to rise in the East

• because it takes the Earth 365 days to revolve

• because the Earth rotates at a constant smooth pace

• because the Earth tilts away from the sun in the winter

What is a synonym for orbit?

• revolution

• rotation

• spin

• shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How many days does it take Earth to make one complete orbit or revolution around the sun?

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 240 days

• 36 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why can't sunlight travel through the Earth?

• Earth is transparent

• Earth is translucent

• Earth is opaque

• Earth is flat