Let’s go step by step to fill in the blanks correctly using the word bank provided.
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Rotation Section:
1. “The Earth’s movement through ______ affects life on Earth.”
→ The Earth rotates in
space. So:
space
2. “We experience ______ because of this movement on...”
→ Rotation causes day and night. So:
day and night
3. “...Earth’s ______ known as ______.”
→ The Earth spins on its
axis, and that spinning is called
rotation.
So first blank:
axis
Second blank:
rotation
4. “It takes the Earth ______ to make one complete rotation on its axis.”
→ One full spin = 24 hours. So:
24 hours
5. “The Earth’s axis is an invisible line that ______ the Earth through both the ______.”
→ The axis goes through the center, so it
intersects the Earth.
And it goes through the
North and South poles.
So:
intersects →
North and South poles
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Revolution Section:
6. “The Earth moves along a path around the ______.”
→ Around the
Sun. So:
Sun
7. “This path is known as an ______.”
→ That path is called an
orbit. So:
orbit
8. “One complete trip on this path around the sun is known as a ______.”
→ That’s a
revolution. So:
revolution
9. “It takes the Earth ______ to complete its journey around the Sun.”
→ It takes about
365 ¼ days. So:
365 ¼ days
10. “Every ______ we take the extra ¼ days from the previous years, combine them and add an extra day to the calendar called ______.”
→ Every
4 years we get a leap year.
The extra day makes it a
leap year.
So:
4 years →
leap year
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Now let’s double-check all answers against the word bank:
Word Bank:
North and South poles, Sun, 4 years, space, 365 ¼ days, axis, orbit, intersects, 24 hours, revolution, day and night, rotation, leap year
All used? Let’s list what we filled:
- space
✔
- day and night
✔
- axis
✔
- rotation
✔
- 24 hours
✔
- intersects
✔
- North and South poles
✔
- Sun
✔
- orbit
✔
- revolution
✔
- 365 ¼ days
✔
- 4 years
✔
- leap year
✔
Perfect — all words used exactly once.
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Final Answer:
Rotation:
- space
- day and night
- axis
- rotation
- 24 hours
- intersects
- North and South poles
Revolution:
- Sun
- orbit
- revolution
- 365 ¼ days
- 4 years
- leap year
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of science work sheets for 7th graders.
