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What motion of the Earth takes 365 1/4 days?
Rotation
Tilting
Revolution
Spinning
The Earth rotates in a clockwise direction.
True
False
The path (usually elliptical) of one celestial body in its revolution around another celestial body is called...
rotation
orbit
spiral
motion
What causes the apparent movement of the sun across the sky during the day on Earth?
revolution of the Earth in its orbit
rotation of the Earth on its axis
location of the Earth in space
objects are moving around Earth
Which statement about Earth's rotation and revolution is correct?
It takes Earth longer to rotate on its axis than to revolve around the Sun.
It takes Earth longer to revolve around the Sun than to rotate on its axis.
It takes Earth longer to rotate around the Sun than to revolve on its axis.
It takes Earth longer to revolve around the Sun than to revolve on its axis.
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