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Earth Cycles: Day and Night
Earth Cycles: Day and Night
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Reviews the reason for day and night on earth and key vocabulary.
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Why does earth have day and night?
the sun rotates
the sun revovles
the earth rotates
the moon rotates
2
The sun as the strongest ______________ pull because it is bigger than the other planets.
rotation
gravitational
revolution
orbital
3
The imaginary line that runs east to west on the earth.
equator
north pole
international date line
axis
4
The direction the sun travels.
East to West
West to East
South to North
North to South
5
The length of time it takes earth to rotate.
365 days
1 month
2 months
1 day
6
The area at the very top of the earth.
Canada
south pole
axis
north pole
7
The imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole.
axis
south pole
north pole
equator
8
The area where the sky meets the earth.
horizon
vertial
horizontal
divider
9
The path the sun follows during the day is shaped like a(n) ____.
oval
arch
circle
square
10
The line that changes days between the eastern and western hemisphere.
international date line
equator
longitude
axis
11
Earth _________________ , or spins, on its axis.
rotates
counter-clockwise
revolves
orbits
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Earth ___________ around the sun.
rotates
moves
revolves
spins