Astronomy

The Earth rotates on an ____

• Axis

• Tight rope

• Shells

• Open space

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Earths rotation causes

• Sunlight 24/7

• Day and Night with sunrises and sunsets.

• Snow

• Only day and night

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What is the difference between revolution and rotation in regards to the earth?

• Earth only has rotations

• A revolution takes 365 days (a year) while a rotation takes 48 hours.

• An earth completes a full rotation on its own axis every 24 hours. From West to East (counterclockwise)

• The earth does a full revolution around the sun in 365 days which is about a year on earth.

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The revolution happens around the sun while the earth's rotation occurs on the

• Ocean

• Axis

• Spring

• Moon

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The path (orbit) around the sun is a circle

• True

• False

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The shortest distance between the earth and the sun occurs in

• June

• July

• January

• October

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The furthest distance between earth and sun take places in

• January

• June

• July

• September

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What does an Astronomical Unit mean?