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How Earth Moves
How Earth Moves
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1
During the winter, North America is tilted ________ from the Sun.
toward
higher
away
lower
2
Day and night happens on Earth because Earth ________, or spins around.
rotates
revolves
3
During the winter, North America ________ away from the Sun.
away
tilts
toward
axis
4
The path that an object follows as it travels around the Sun is called its ________.
rotation
revolution
orbit
path
5
The sun rises very high in the sky at Earth's ________ during the day.
equator
axis
orbit
tilts
6
During the summer in North America, the Sun's path appears _______ in the sky.
lower
higher
smaller
bigger
7
Earth is shaped like a ball, or a ________.
circle
sphere
ball
8
During the winter in North America, the Sun's path appears __________ in the sky.
bigger
higher
smaller
lower
9
During the summer, North America is tilted ________ the Sun.
away
lower
higher
toward
10
The Earth rotates from _____ to _____ .
south to north
north to south
west to east
east to west
11
An imaginary line that goes through the center of the Earth is its ___________.
equator
axis
orbit
tilts
12
One complete rotation on Earth is __________.
28 days
24 hours
1 week
365 1/4 days
13
It takes _______ for Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun.
a) 24 hours
b) 1 year
d) both b and c
c) 365 1/4 days
14
The Sun seems to rise and set in the sky, because Earth ________.
rotates
revolves
toward
away
15
Earth moves, or _______, around the Sun.
rotates
revolves