Earth's Movement in Space

How long does it take for the Earth to journey around the Sun?

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• half a year

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What are the two ways in which the planet Earth moves?

• Earth spins and shakes.

• Earth rotates and revolves.

• Earth moves up and down.

• Earth moves side to side.

How long does the Earth take to rotate around its axis?

• Half a day

• 24 hours

• 365 days

What are the two kinds of movement the Earth makes?

• Rotation and Orbit

• Revolution and Axis

• Rotation and Revolution

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​ ​ (a)   causes the Earth to ​ (b)   in its ​ (c)   around the Sun.

• Gravity

• revolve

• orbit

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It takes the earth ​ (a)   ​ (b)   to revolve around the sun

• one

• year

• two

• three

• 24

• days

• hours

• minutes

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The Earth ​ (a)   around the sun in one ​ (b)   or ​ (c)   .

• revolves

• year

• 365 days

• spins

• day

• month

• week

• 4 weeks

• 24 hours

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The earth moving around the sun is called ​ (a)   .

• revolution

• rotation

• time

• seasons

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Match the following words with their definition.

• The invisible line in the Earth's tilt.

• Revolution

• The Earth's orbit around the Sun

• Axis

• A path the Earth follows around the Sun

• Rotation

• The Earth's spin on its axis.

• Orbit

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​ (a)   is ​ (b)   orbit around the ​ (c)   .

• Revolution

• Earth’s

• sun

• Rotation

• Mars's

• moon

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