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Earth's Rotation and Day
🌍 Part 1: Understanding Earth's Rotation
1. What does the word "rotation" mean?
The Earth moving around the Sun
The Earth spinning like a top
The Sun moving around the Earth
2. How long does it take for Earth to rotate once?
12 hours
24 hours
48 hours
3. What causes day and night on Earth?
The Sun turning on and off
Clouds covering the Sun
Earth spinning on its axis
4. When your part of Earth faces the Sun, it is:
Day time
Night time
Morning only
✏️ Part 2: Complete the Sentences
5. Fill in the blanks using the words from the word bank:
Word Bank: rotation, axis, Sun, night, day, spins
a) The Earth _______ like a top on its _______.
b) Earth's _______ causes _______ and _______.
c) When our part of Earth faces the _______, we have daylight.
6. Explain what happens when your part of Earth turns away from the Sun:
7. Draw and label a simple diagram showing Earth, the Sun, and where it is day and night:
🔍 Part 3: Think and Apply
8. If it is daytime in Australia, what is happening on the other side of the Earth?
9. Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day?
The Sun is actually moving
Earth is rotating, making the Sun appear to move
The clouds are pushing the Sun
10. Write one new thing you learned about Earth's rotation today:
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