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