Rotate Revolve

A student created a model to demonstrate the Sun and Earth system. He used a broomstick, a baseball, and one meter of string. His model is shown. If the baseball represents the Earth, how would the student demonstrate the day/night cycle?

• The student would raise and lower the stick

• The student would spin around causing the ball to swing around him

• The student would turn his back to the baseball

• The student would twist the string to spin the baseball

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The rotation of the Earth causes which pattern listed above?

• Water cycle processes

• Length of shadows

• Seasonal temperatures

• Weathering and erosion

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Which statement best describes why the Sun appears to be falling from the sky as day turns into night?

• The Sun revolves around the Earth

• The Earth rotates on its axis

• Gravity is pulling the Sun down

• The Earth revolves around the Sun

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The picture shows the night sky overlooking a city. Why is the Sun NOT visible?

• The Moon blocks the Sun from view

• The side of the Earth pictured has rotated away from the Sun

• The Sun stops creating light at night

• That side of the Sun has rotated away from the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The diagram shows the Earth as it rotates on its axis. As the Earth moves in the direction of the arrows, what change will occur?

• The change from one year to another

• The change from one month to another

• The change from fall to spring

• The change from day to night

Which of these best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

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Which movement of the Earth would best be described as spinning?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Orbit

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Another word for rotate is ______________.

• revolve

• orbit

• spin 

• rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Earth ______________ around the sun

• revolves

• rotates

• spins

• falls

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

We have ___________ because the Earth revolves around the sun.

• seasons

• day and night

• morning

• astronauts

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