Rotation and Revolution SpeedMatch Review Game

Rotation and Revolution
Speed Match Review Game

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How To Play:
Drag the squares in the gray area and drop them in the matching squares in the blue area below.
If you drop a square in the correct spot, it will disappear.
If you make a mistake, the square will return to its original spot.
Good luck!

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Earth's rotation

Due to the Earth's rotation( the Earth spinning), we have day and night. The side of Earth that is facing the Sun has day time and the side of the Earth that is facing away from the sun has nighti time.

Revolution

orbit

Earth's revolution

axis

Phases

Rotation

satellite

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365 1/4 days

24 hours

Due the the Earth's revolution( orbiting the Sun) we have the seasons. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, we have winter. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, we have summer.

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This causes Day and Night

What are the changing shapes of the moon called?

An imaginary line that goes through the center of Earth

To make a complete trip around the sun

To spin on it's axis like a top

Describe how the Earth's tilt causes the seasons

Describe how the Earth's revolution causes the seasons

the path taken by one object around another object

Draw a picture that illustrates the Earth's revolution

A rock that orbits a planet

It takes this long for the Earth to rotate once

Draw a picture that illustrates the Earth's rotation

This causes the Seasons

Describe how the Earth's rotation causes day and night

It takes this long for the Earth to revolve once

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Description	Match:
An imaginary line that goes through the center of Earth	axis
To make a complete trip around the sun	Earth's revolution
the path taken by one object around another object	orbit
To spin on it's axis like a top	Earth's rotation
A rock that orbits a planet	satellite
This causes Day and Night	Rotation
This causes the Seasons	Revolution
It takes this long for the Earth to revolve once	365 1/4 days
It takes this long for the Earth to rotate once	24 hours
What are the changing shapes of the moon called?	Phases
Draw a picture that illustrates the Earth's rotation	sketches/20140924/1411567139-sketch.png
Draw a picture that illustrates the Earth's revolution	sketches/20140924/1411567431-sketch.png
Describe how the Earth's rotation causes day and night	Due to the Earth's rotation( the Earth spinning), we have day and night. The side of Earth that is facing the Sun has day time and the side of the Earth that is facing away from the sun has nighti time.
Describe how the Earth's revolution causes the seasons	Due the the Earth's revolution( orbiting the Sun) we have the seasons. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, we have winter. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, we have summer.
Describe how the Earth's tilt causes the seasons	sketches/20140924/1411570048-sketch.png