This the reasons for the Seasons

This the reasons for the Seasons

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Earth moon and Sun unit.

This week we will review over Earth's rotation and revolution and how it causes day and night plus the season.

So the following slides are the notes we did in class followed by some practice questions.

Multiple Choice

Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every-

• month

• 24 hours

• year

• 12 hours

Multiple Choice

Where does the sun rise?

• west

• east

• north

• south

Multiple Choice

The sun APPEARS to move across the sky, during the day. Which of the following causes shadows to change length throughout the day?

• earth's rotation

• earth's revolution

• sun's revolution

• earth's orbit

The next video shows how it would be with almost 24 hours of Sun light.

This is during the summer near the North Pole region.

Multiple Choice

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, we experience __________________

• Winter

• Day

• Summer

• Night

Multiple Choice

It is the tilt of the Earth and it's revolution that gives us ___________.

• Seasons

• Day time

• Night time

• Both two and three are correct

Multiple Choice

It takes one day, or ________ hours, for Earth to make 1 full rotation around its axis. This rotation gives us __________ and ____________.

• 48, night, day

• 48, summer, winter

• 24, night, day

• 24, winter, summer

Multiple Choice

As the Earth tilts on its axis, it is _________ on its axis as well.

• Revolving

• Orbiting

• Skating

• Rotating

Multiple Choice

The Earth rotates, and tilts, on it's ___________.

• Exits

• Equator

• Axis

• Wheels

Multiple Choice

What is it called when the Earth goes around the sun?

• The Earth ORBITS the sun

• The Earth REVOLVES around the sun

• The Earth ROTATES around the sun

• Option one and two are both correct, ORBITS and REVOLVES mean the same thing.