Rotation, Revolution, Planets

The spinning of Earth on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

The earth orbits around...

• the sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

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How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 29.5 days

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

• 7
• 30
• 91
• 365

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The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called Earth's ____

• axis
• equator
• ecliptic
• prime meridian

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The Sun goes around the Earth.

• True
• False

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What is completed in 24 hours?

• Rotation

• Revolution

What is completed in a year?

• Rotation

• Revolution

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The earth spins at a constant speed, always in the same direction.

• Rotation

• Revolution

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What causes day and night? 

• Sun's rotation
• Earth's rotation
• Moon's rotation
• None of these

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