Rotation and Revolution. Interactive worksheet | TopWorksheets - Free Printable

Problem: Fill in the blanks with the correct answers related to Earth's rotation and revolution.

#### Given Words (Word Bank):
- revolution
- June
- rotation
- summer
- axis
- spring
- noon
- rotation
- revolution

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Questions and Solutions:

1. The spinning of Earth around its axis is called _________.
- Answer: rotation
- Explanation: The spinning of Earth on its own axis, which causes day and night, is called rotation.

2. A real or imaginary line that an object spins around is _________.
- Answer: axis
- Explanation: The axis is the imaginary line around which a planet or other celestial body rotates. For Earth, this is the line connecting the North Pole and South Pole.

3. What causes Earth’s cycle of day and night?
- Answer: rotation
- Explanation: The cycle of day and night is caused by Earth's rotation on its axis. As Earth spins, different parts of the planet face the Sun, causing day, while the opposite side experiences night.

4. What causes seasons?
- Answer: revolution
- Explanation: Seasons are caused by Earth's revolution around the Sun combined with the tilt of Earth's axis. This tilt causes different hemispheres to receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year.

5. When does the Sun rise highest in the Northern hemisphere?
- Answer: June
- Explanation: In the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun rises highest in the sky during the summer solstice, which occurs around June 21st. This is when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted most directly toward the Sun.

6. Which process takes Earth 365 days to complete?
- Answer: revolution
- Explanation: Earth takes approximately 365.25 days to complete one orbit around the Sun, which is called a revolution.

7. The sun is highest in the sky. Daytime is the longest. Which season am I?
- Answer: summer
- Explanation: When the Sun is highest in the sky and daytime is the longest, it indicates the summer season. This happens when the hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.

8. Which process takes Earth 24 hours to complete?
- Answer: rotation
- Explanation: Earth completes one full rotation on its axis in approximately 24 hours, which is why we have a 24-hour day.

9. Your shadow is short when you go outside. What time of day is it?
- Answer: noon
- Explanation: Shadows are shortest when the Sun is at its highest point in the sky, which occurs at noon. At this time, the Sun is directly overhead (or as close as possible), minimizing the length of shadows.

10. Which season the sun shines directly on the equator on the 21 March?
- Answer: spring
- Explanation: On March 21st, the Sun shines directly on the equator, marking the vernal equinox (spring equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere. During this time, day and night are nearly equal in length worldwide.

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Final Answers:

1. rotation
2. axis
3. rotation
4. revolution
5. June
6. revolution
7. summer
8. rotation
9. noon
10. spring

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Boxed Final Answer:

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