Earth Rotation True False Final One

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The Sun travels from west to east across the sky

False

The spinning of Earth on its axis is called a revolution.

False

A sphere is a two dimensional object

True

Day refers to the amount of time it takes a planet to rotate one complete time.

True

Earth is not a perfect sphere because it bulges slightly at the equator.

True

If Earth rotates around one complete time, it is one day later.

True

It takes Earth about 23 hours to rotate one complete time.

True

People once thought the Earth was the center of the universe.

True

The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees from its perpendicular.

True

The diameter of the earth is 12, 756 kilometers.

True

The spinning motion of Earth on its axis is called a rotation.

True

The visible vertical line around which the Earth spins is called the axis

True


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