Earth's Motion

Fill in the blank:

Earth and other planets ___________ around the Sun.

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Jump

• Float

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What causes day and night?

• Earth spinning on its axis

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• The sun revolving around the earth

• The moon blocking the sun

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What revolves around the Earth?

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Saturn

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How tilted is Earth?

• 180 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

What do we see because of Earth's rotation?

• Clouds

• Sunrise and Sunset

• Seasons

• Constellations

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Fill in the blank:

Earth spins on its __________.

• revolution

• rotation

• axis

• line

On what part of Earth is it daytime?

• The part facing the sun

• The part facing away from the sun

• The part where you can see the stars

• The part where it is dark

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What part of the world can see the moon?

• The part facing the moon

• The part facing away from the moon

• The part where there is no moon

• The part that can't look outside.

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How long does it take Earth to complete a full rotation?

• 365 Days

• 1 Month

• 1 Year

• 24 Hours

How long does it take Earth to complete a full revolution?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 1 month

• 1 Day