Earth, Sun, Moon

This causes the seasons to change:

• rotation

• revolution

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Energy that is created by the sun is called:

• sun energy

• hot energy

• solar energy

• solar heat

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The imaginary line that goes through the Earth (hint: the Earth spins on this)....

• orbit

• axis

• solar system

• north pole

This causes day and night:

• rotation

• revolution

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How long does it take Earth to make one REVOLUTION AROUND the Sun?

• 24 hours (one day)

• 365 days (one year)

• 11 days

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Sun appears to rise in the__________and set in the ________.

• West, East

• East, East

• East, West

• West, West

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Which of the following are characteristics of the Sun?

• Made up of gas

• light and thermal energy

• Star

• All of the above

the star at the center of the Solar System that supplies heat and light to earth; its enormous gravity keep the Solar System in orbit.

• satellite

• sun

• craters

• moon

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What causes day and night?

• The sun's ROTATION

• The tilt of the earth on its axis

• The earth's ROTATION on its axis every 24 hours

Why do we only see one side of the Moon?

• because the amount of time it takes the Moon to make one rotation and one revolution is the exact same

• because the amount of time it takes the Moon to make one rotation and one revolution is the exact same

• because the amount of time it takes the Moon to make one rotation and one revolution is the exact same

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