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What does Earth’s rotation cause?
Extra weekends
Day and night
Summer and winter
About how long is one full rotation of Earth?
24 hours
24 minutes
24 pizzas
What does Earth’s revolution around the Sun cause (with tilt)?
Tides only
A global pillow fight
Seasons
About how long is one full revolution of Earth?
365 days
1 school recess
30 days
What is Earth’s axis?
A metal pole through Earth
An imaginary tilted line Earth spins around
A giant spaghetti noodle
How much is Earth’s axis tilted?
90°
About 23.5°
A loop-de-loop
What is rotation?
A spin in place
A dance move called “the toaster”
A trip around the Sun
What is revolution?
A sandwich upgrade
A trip around the Sun
A spin in place
Why do we have day and night?
Clouds cover the Sun switch
The Sun turns off at night
Earth rotates
Why do we have seasons?
The Moon orders the weather
We get closer to the Sun in summer
Earth’s tilt as it revolves
What is Earth’s path around the Sun called?
A racetrack
A noodle loop
An orbit
Where does the Sun rise?
East
The school cafeteria
West
Where does the Sun set?
Behind the principal’s desk
North
West
When are shadows shortest?
During a pillow fort meeting
At sunrise
Around midday
When are shadows longest?
Morning and late afternoon
Midday
During a shadow’s birthday
What does “equinox” mean?
Sun does a cartwheel
Coldest day of the year
Day and night are about equal
