Earth's Movement Quiz

We experience day and night because of this movement on the Earth’s axis known as __________.

• rotation
• revolution

It takes the Earth __________ hours to rotate one time in which we experience day and night.

Revolution takes about __________ days.

The Earth’s _______ is an invisible line that crosses the Earth through both North and South Poles.

• orbit
• axis
• path

The Earth moves along a path around the sun. This path is known as an __________.

• orbit
• axis
• path

One complete trip on this path around the sun is known as a __________.

• Rotation
• Revolution

This movement causes the season.

• Rotation
• Revolution

This movement causes night and day.

• rotation
• revolution

It takes 365 days to complete its journey around the Sun.

• Rotation
• Revolution

One of these takes about 24 hours.

• rotation
• revolution