Earth, Sun, and Moon

Which term describes the movement shown on the diagram?

• Tilt

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

One earth rotation is _____?

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

• 24 days

• 365.25 days

Which diagram illustrates the motion of the earth, the moon, and sun?

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It takes ______ for the earth to complete one rotation.

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

• 24 days

• 365.25 days

The motion of an object in space around a second object is called:

• Gravity

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Ellipse

How long does it take for the earth to complete one orbit around the sun?

• 365.75 days

• 365.50 days

• 365 days

• 365.25 days

As the earth revolves around the sun, the axis...

• remains tilted towards the north star

• remains tilted towards the sun

• constantly changes its tilt

At what position would the Northern Hemisphere experience winter?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

At what position would the Southern Hemesphere experience summer?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The primary reason why the earth has seasons is because ...

• the earth rotates on a titled axis

• the earth revolves on a tilted axis

• the moon rotates on a tilted axis

• the moon causes gravity on earth