Chapter 19: Earth, Moon, and Sun

-What degree is Earth always tilted at?

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 35.5 degrees

The spinning of Earth on its axis is called what?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Gravity

• Inertia

Rotation causes what?

• Night and Day

• Days in a Year

• Days in a month

• Months in a Year

Movement of one object around another object

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Gravity

• Inertia

Revolution causes what

• Day and Night

• Days in a Year

• Months in a Year

• Days in a Month

Sunlight is more direct

• Along the equator

• By the North Pole

• By the South Pole

Sunlight is less direct

• Along the equator

• Near the pole

Why does the Earth have seasons?

• The distance from the sun

• The tilt on its axis

• Rotating on its axis

• Revolution

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, what season it is in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, what season it is in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall