Bk6 Unit 1 Movement of the Earth

It takes ____ for the Earth to rotate once.

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365 days

When the Earth rotates, it is _____ on the side that is facing the Sun.

• Winter

• Summer

• daytime

• night-time

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Earth rotates, it is _____ on the side that is facing away from the Sun.

• Winter

• Summer

• daytime

• night-time

The world is divided into ____ time zones in total.

The Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the basis for the global system of time zones. In a country east of the Greenwich Meridian, the local time is _____ of GMT.

• ahead

• behind

In a country _____ of the Greenwich Meridian, the local time is behind GMT.

• east

• west

• north

• south

Which of the following statements about the movement of the Earth is correct?

• It takes the Earth one year to rotate around the Sun once.

• It takes the Earth one year to revolve around the Sun once.

• The Earth's rotation causes the change of seasons.

• The Earth's rotation results in the cycle of day and night.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Sunlight is more focused in areas with _______ sunlight, so the temperature is generally higher.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Sunlight is less focused in areas with ____ sunlight, so the temperature there is generally lower.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A complete revolution of the Earth takes _________.

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• a year

• a month