8th science ch. 11 lesson 2

Earth’s axis is the imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the ________.

• North/South poles

• East/West poles

• North/West poles

• South/East poles

It takes Earth _________ to make one rotation on its axis.

• 1 day/24 hours

• 1 year/365 days

• 1 month/30 days

• 1 week/7 days

It takes Earth _________ to make one revolution around the sun.

• 1 day/24 hours

• 1 year/365 days

• 1 month/30 days

• 1 week/7 days

The Earth ________ causes day and night.

• rotating on its axis

• rotating around the sun

• revolving around the sun

• revolving on its axis

Which are the ways Earth moves in space?

• rotating on its axis

• rotating around the sun

• revolving around the sun

• revolving on its axis

The sun rises in the ​ (a)   and sets in the ​ (b)   .

• East
• West
• North
• South

• • What makes the Sun rise in East and set in West?

• Earth rotating on its axis

• Earth revolving around the sun

The side of Earth that faces away from the sun is experiencing night.

• true

• false

• One revolution of Earth around the sun is known as a ______.

• year

• day

• month

• week

• One rotation of Earth on its axis is known as a ______.

• year

• day

• month

• week