Rotation and Revolution

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• double axis

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Juanito was looking at the night sky for many hours studying stars. He drew a picture of some stars at the beginning of his observation. Then he drew the picture again at the end but it appeared as if the stars shifted in the sky. What is the best explanation of Juanito's observation?

• The star appeared to shift through the night sky because the Earth is turning around.

• The star appeared to shift through the night sky because the Earth is turning on its axis.

• The star appeared to shift through the night sky because the Earth is turning around Jupiter.

• That can never happen.

What movement causes us to see different constellations at different times?

• The Earth rotates around the axis.

• The moon rotates around the Earth.

• The Earth rotates around its axis.

• The Earth revolves around the Sun.

when an object spins on its axis

• revolution

• rotation

When the object that spins around an internal axis it is considered a

(a)   ​

• Revolution

• Rotation

23. The process of turning or spinning on an axis is known as a(n) ​ (a)  

• rotation

• seasons

• revolution

• axis

• orbit

• Northern

• Southern

• equator

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Match the following

• an imaginary line through the earth that it rotates or spins on.

• Revolution

• Rotation is when something turns or spins around a point located at its center

• Night

• The length of time the sun is out, and it is light outside.

• Axis

• A circular journey of one object around another

• Rotation

• The length of time when the sun is not out and it is dark

• Day

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Match the following.

• Sun

• Rotate and revolves

• Moon

• Rotates and Revolves

• Earth

• Rotates

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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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