Rotate and Revolve Quiz 2020
Inference
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
quantitative observation
An observation that deals with a number or amount
Day and night are caused by
Earth's rotation on its axis
24 hours
Earth's rotation takes about
We have a leap day because
It takes Earth 365 days and 6 hours to revolve around sun
Predicting
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence
My dad is tall
Qualitative
The beaker has 250 mL of liquid.
Quantitative
Earth's revolution around the sun
Takes 365.25 days
Axis
The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles.
Revolution
The movement of an object around another object
orbit
The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
Classifying
The process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.
Rotation
The spinning of Earth on its axis
making models
creating representations of complex objects or processes
Qualitative observation
deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers
