Earth, Sun, Moon

Season are caused by the Earth's axial tilt.

• True

• False

Rotation is the spinning of Earth on its axis.

• True

• False

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

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

to spin on an axis

• rotate

• revolve

• orbit

• hop

What causes day and night on Earth?

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• the moon

• Earth's rotation

What phase of the moon is shown in the picture above?

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• Half Moon

Sequence the eight planets in the solar system based on their position from the sun.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury

• Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn

It takes the Earth _______ to make one revolution.

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 365 days