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Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Earth rotates on its own               .
  1. axis
  2. line
  3. segment
  4. ruler
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Which of these things helps to cause the seasons?
  1. other planets
  2. the Earth's tilt
  3. the distance from the Sun
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Each planet travels in a path called a(n)                .
  1. orbit
  2. axis
  3. revolve
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
It takes Earth one day, or 24 hours, to rotate.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
The path Earth takes around the Sun.
  1. Rotation
  2. Orbit
  3. Day
  4. Axis
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Earth rotates on its                .
  1. bottom
  2. axis
  3. orbit
  4. other
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Because Earth rotates on its axis,
  1. the seasons change.
  2. we have day and night.
  3. we see phases of the Moon.
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
How will a shadow change from 9 A.M to 12 P.M (noon)?
  1. It will be shorter.
  2. It will not change.
  3. It will be longer.
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
How long does it take Earth to rotate around its axis?
  1. 1 month
  2. 1 day
  3. 1 year
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Earth orbits the Sun.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Do the planets orbit the Sun?
  1. yes
  2. no
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
The seasons depend only on the distance the Earth is from the Sun.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
It is summer when our part of Earth is tilted away from the Sun.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
What is the imaginary line that goes from Earth's North Pole to the South Pole?
  1. equator
  2. axis
  3. pole
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Planets spin around like a top AND follow their own orbit (path) around the Sun.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
The first day of summer, in the Northern Hemisphere, occurs between June 20 - 22. It is called the summer equinox.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
How long does it take Earth to orbit around the Sun?
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
               is when Earth spins on its own axis.
  1. Imaginary line
  2. Movement
  3. Rotation
  4. Line
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
The path Earth makes around the Sun is called the                 .
  1. axis
  2. rotation
  3. counterclockwise
  4. orbit
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Which way does Earth rotate?
  1. clockwise
  2. to the left
  3. to the right
  4. counterclockwise
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