Earth Rotates and Revolves

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4th grade Science Quiz on Earth Rotates and Revolves, created by Kristym Cadwell on 04/12/2016.
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Quiz by Kristym Cadwell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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What does rotate mean?
Answer
  • to spin around
  • to move around another object

Question 2

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What does revolve mean?
Answer
  • to spin around
  • to move around another object

Question 3

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Rotate and revolve are the same thing.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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The Earth is always spinning.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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What is the name of the imaginary line Earth rotates around?
Answer
  • axis
  • pole
  • sphere
  • center

Question 6

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We have [blank_start]day[blank_end] and [blank_start]night[blank_end] because as Earth [blank_start]spins[blank_end] different parts of the Earth face the [blank_start]Sun[blank_end].
Answer
  • day
  • night
  • spins
  • Sun

Question 7

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A day last [blank_start]24 hours[blank_end] because it takes 24 hours for the Earth to [blank_start]spin all the way around[blank_end].
Answer
  • 24 hours
  • 12 hours
  • 48 hours
  • spin all the way around
  • revolve around the Sun
  • rotate 24 times

Question 8

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In the morning it looks like the Sun is [blank_start]rising up from the ground[blank_end].
Answer
  • rising up from the ground
  • setting into the ground

Question 9

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In the evening, it looks like the Sun is [blank_start]setting into the ground.[blank_end]
Answer
  • setting into the ground.
  • rising up from the ground

Question 10

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What causes the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
Answer
  • the Sun's magnetic force pulling the Earth
  • the Earth's gravity pulling the Sun
  • the Sun's gravity pulling the Earth

Question 11

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What do we call the path the Earth takes around the Sun?
Answer
  • axis
  • orbit
  • circle
  • pathway

Question 12

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How long does it take for the Earth to completely revolve around the Sun?
Answer
  • 24 hours
  • one month
  • one week
  • one year

Question 13

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What causes the Earth to have seasons?
Answer
  • the Earth rotating on its axis
  • the Earth being tilted on its axis
  • the Earth revolving around the Sun
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