Rotation Revolution

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

• revolution

• rotation

• precession

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the Earth completes a full revolution around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days

• 7

• 30

• 91

• 365

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• revolution

• rotation

• precession

• gyration

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months

• the years

• the seasons

• day and night

If the Earth were to spin around the axis twice as slow as it does right now, what would happen?

• The day would be twice as long and the night would be half as long.

• The day would be half as long and the night would be twice as long.

• The day would be twice as long and the night would be twice as long.

• The day would be half as long and the night would be half as long.

If the earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?

• longer day

• shorter day

• same time,  24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Foucault's pendulum appears to change the direction of swing throughout the day.

• Rotation

• Revolution

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What would happen if the Earth did not rotate?

• There would be no gravity.

• There would be no seasons.

• One side of the Earth would always be day and the other always night.

• The Earth would not have an atmosphere.

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DOK Level 1: Recall

As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____

• the months

• the years

• the seasons

• day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: The Sun revolves around the Earth

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4