Earth's Spin and Orbit
Explore the concepts of Earth's rotation and revolution, their effects on days, nights, and seasons, and key vocabulary for grade 5 science.
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Earth's Spin and Orbit
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences where appropriate.
Use the words below to complete the sentences in the next section.
1. The spinning of Earth on its is called .
2. One complete of Earth around the Sun takes one .
3. The Earth's causes the change in .
4. It takes about 24 hours for Earth to complete one , which gives us one .
1. What causes day and night on Earth?
Earth's revolution around the Sun
Earth's rotation on its axis
The Moon's orbit around Earth
The Sun's rotation
2. Approximately how long does it take for Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun?
24 hours
7 days
365.25 days
10 years
1. Explain the difference between Earth's rotation and revolution.
2. How does the Earth's tilt affect the seasons? Refer to the diagram below.
1. The Earth rotates around the Sun.
True
False
2. All planets in our solar system have the same length of day and year as Earth.
True
False