Rotation and Revolution

Rotation and Revolution Review

Multiple Choice

In 1851, French physicist Léon Foucault used a swinging pendulum to demonstrate that Earth

• A) is rotating

• B) is revolving

• C) has a curved surface

• D) has a gravitational pull

Multiple Choice

Which equation is used to determine the approximate rate of Earth's revolution?

• Approximate rate of Earth's revolution = 365 degrees/ 360days

• Approximate rate of Earth's revolution = 360 degrees/ 24 hours

• Approximate rate of Earth's revolution = 24 hours/ 360 degrees

• Approximate rate of Earth's revolution = 360 degrees/ 365 days

Multiple Choice

If the Earth's rate of rotation decreased, there would be an increase in the

• A) length of the seasons

• B) Sun's angle of insolation at noon

• C) number of observable stars at night

• D) length of time for one Earth day

Multiple Choice

If the tilt of Earth's axis were increased from 23.5° to 30°, summers in New York State would become

• A) cooler, and winters would become cooler

• B) cooler, and winters would become warmer

• C) warmer, and winters would become cooler

• D) warmer, and winters would become warmer

Multiple Choice

Which factor is a primary cause of seasonal changes on Earth?

• A) change in Earth's distance from the Sun

• B) change in the rate of Earth's rotation

• C) wobble of Earth's axis

• D) tilt of Earth's axis

Multiple Choice

During which season in the Northern Hemisphere is Earth at aphelion?

• winter

• summer

• spring

• fall

Multiple Choice

Which observation provides the best evidence that Earth orbits the Sun?

• A) The Sun has a cyclic pattern of sunspot events.

• B) The Sun appears to rise and set in a cyclic pattern.

• C) The constellations that can be seen at night from Earth change with the seasons.

• D) The constellations appear to move in a circular pattern around Earth.

Multiple Choice

When the axis of the Earth is tilted away from the Sun at the Northern hemisphere, The southern hemisphere is experiencing:

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

Multiple Choice

The rotation of the Earth gives us:

• Seasons

• Phases of the moon

• Days and nights

• Years

Multiple Choice

The revolution of the Earth around the Sun gives us:

• Seasons

• Phases of the moon

• Days and nights

• Years