Earth's motion

Multiple Choice

Which term describes the motion of the planets around the sun?

• rotation
• revolution
• completion
• galaxy

Multiple Choice

The amount of time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun is a 

• day
• 24 hrs
• month
• year

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The spinning of the Earth on its axis is

• rotation
• revolution
• precession
• nutation

Multiple Choice

What causes day and night?

• Earth's orbit around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the sun's rotation
• the moon's shadow

Multiple Choice

The earth in our solar system all have ______________ orbits.

• spherical

• elliptical

• circular

• highly eccentric

Multiple Choice

The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the....

• axis
• equator
• solstice
• equinox

Multiple Choice

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

Multiple Choice

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

• distance from the sun

• rotation of the earth

• change in solar output

• tilt of the earth's axis

Multiple Choice

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24

Multiple Choice

Which is needed to determine the amount of gravitational force between two objects?

• distance and mass

• weight and time

• area and weight

Multiple Choice

The seasons are caused by _______.

• the direction Earth's rotation axis is pointed with respect to the Sun

• the distance Earth is from the Sun

• the shape of Earth's orbit

• the tides of the ocean

Multiple Choice

Sunlight is less direct at the

• poles

• equator

Multiple Choice

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Multiple Choice

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Multiple Choice

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Multiple Choice

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Multiple Choice

north end is towards the sun

• Jan- jun

• July-dec

• Aug-Feb