11. Directions.
Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.
rotation
seasons
directions
sun
hours
planet
west
axis
revolution
Earth is a 11)____
that orbits the sun. One 12)____
around the sun takes
365 % days to complete. Every four years we add up the % of a day and add a day to our calendar. Earth's
revolution around the sun gives us 13)_____
Our planet spins on an imaginary line called an (14)_____
that runs through Earth's center
from the North Pole to the South Pole. One (15).____
takes twenty-four
(16)____
to complete
Earth's rotation helps us tell the (17)______
north, south east and west. Our planet rotates
from(18)_____
to (19)._____
That is why the (20)_____
appears to rise in the east and set
in the west.​