Movement

What is Earth's daily motion on its axis called?

• Rotation

• Revolution

The right side of this illustration represents...

• ...night.

• ...winter.

• ...summer.

• ...fall.

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What direction does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• west to east

• north to south

• east to west

• south to north

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which statement correctly describes the sun's apparent movement across the sky?

• as earth spins on its axis, it makes the sun appear to move across the sky?

• as the sun spins around earth, it moves across the sky

• earth rotates 24 hrs, making the sun appear move across the sky.

• the sun rotates around the earth every 12 hours, making the sun appear to move across the sky

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One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.

• a year.

• a month. 

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If Earth rotated slower, we would have...

• shorter days.

• longer days.

• shorter years.

• longer years.

Earth revolves around the sun, but it also makes one complete rotation. How long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

• 365 days

• 1 month

• 1 day

• 1 week

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The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution

• rotation

• precession

• orbit

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The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

• revolution

• rotation

• precession

• gyration

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A student draws a model showing the movements on Earth, the moon, and the sun. Which arrow shows the movement that caused day and night on Earth?

• Arrow 1, because it shows the rotation of the sun

• Arrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sun

• Arrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around Earth

• Arrow 4, because it shows the rotation of the Earth

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