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Earth spins on its _______________.

• Axis

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Toes

It takes about ______________________for Earth to rotate one time.

• 365 days

• 24 ¼ hours

• 30 days

• 180 degrees

A term that is used to describe Earth’s path around the Sun is Earth’s ________________________.

• Axis

• Equator

• Orbit

• Lane

It takes about __________________ for the Earth to revolve one time.

• 365 days

• 24 ¼ hours

• 30 days

• 180 degrees

______________________ makes the Sun appear to move across the sky.

• Earth's Tilt

• Earth's Revolution

• Earth's Rotation

• Earth's Gravity

The shape of Earth’s orbit is nearly ________________________

• Circular

• Triangular

• Flipped

• Random

Earth moves around the Sun because the Sun’s _________________ pulls on Earth

• Gravity

• Solar rays

• Axis

• Equator

When it is daytime on the half of Earth facing the Sun, it is_________________on the other half of Earth

• Daytime

• Nighttime

• Summer

• Winter

Earth would fly off into space in a straight line if the ___________________ between Earth and the Sun ended.

• Gravity

• Solar rays

• Orbit

• Revolution

The summer solstice occurs in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern hemisphere.

• True

• False