Rotation and the Day/Night Cycle

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The imaginary line on which the earth spins, and runs north to south through the center of the earth is called the...

The earth rotates in a ______________ direction

It takes approximately ________________ for the earth to complete one rotation.

A synonym for rotate is...

The sun appears to rise in the ___________ and set in the ___________.

When we experience sunset, the earth is rotating...

The apparent movement of the sun across the sky throughout the day is caused by...

Due to the tilt of the earth's axis, shadows often appear longer in the...