earth rotation vocab

Question 1

rotation

Answer 1

the act of spinning around an axis; for example, how the Earth spins on its axis

Question 2

Revolution

Answer 2

the movement of one object around another; for example, how the Earth travels around the sun.

Question 3

Axis

Answer 3

an imaginary line that an object rotates around; for example, the
Earth’s axis runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Question 4

gravity

Answer 4

the force that pulls objects toward each other; for example, gravity keeps us on the ground and pulls objects down

Question 5

exert

Answer 5

to apply or bring something into use; for example, to exert force means to push or pull with strength

Question 6

orbit

Answer 6

the curved path that an object takes as it moves around another
object in space; for example, the path the Earth takes around the Sun.

Question 7

exert

Answer 7

to apply or bring something into use; for example, to exert force
means to push or pull with strength.

Question 8

equator

Answer 8

an imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres; it is located halfway between the north and south poles