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Earth Science: Cycles and Patterns
Earth Science: Cycles and Patterns
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Check understanding of rotate and revolve vocabulary, as well as hemispheres.
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If Ohio was
rotated away
from the sun, what would be happening in Ohio?
It would be day.
It would be summer.
It would be night.
It would be winter.
2
What happens as a result of the Earth ROTATING?
day/night
weather changes
Earth wobbles
seasons
3
What season would it be if the weather was cool and rainy?
fall
spring
winter
summer
4
What 2 hemispheres have opposite seasons?
North/West
South/East
West/East
North/South
5
During the winter, days are ___________ than in summer.
slower
faster
shorter
longer
6
Why do the sun, moon, and stars appear to move in the sky?
Earth rotates west to east
Stars twinkle and move
Earth rotate east to west
Earth stays in place
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What happens as a result of the Earth REVOLVING?
seasons
Earth wobbles
weather changes
day/night
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What does it mean if the Earth REVOLVES?
spins on its axis
orbits the sun
orbits the moon
spins on its side
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What does it mean if the Earth ROTATES?
spins around the sun
spins on its axis
orbits the moon
orbits the sun
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Seasons on Earth constantly change because:
revolution
revolution & tilt
rotation
rotation & tilt
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The moon appears to travel across the sky once every ______________?
24 hours
month
year
28 days