Earth's Motion Test Review

The wobble in Earth's rotation caused by the gravitational pull of the moon is called

• barycenter
• precession
• nutation
• convection

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• barycenter
• precession
• nutation
• elliptical orbits

Which statement is true?

• A.  Earth rotates around the sun and revolves on its axis.
• A.  The sun revolves around Earth over a 24-hour time period.
• A.  Earth rotates on its axis, and revolves around the sun.
• A.  Earth revolves around the sun and the moon.

How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?

• 365 days
• 365.5 days
• 365 1/4  days
• about 365 1/4 days

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation.
• Earth's rotation and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and resolution

What causes day and night?

• revolution of Earth
• rotation of Earth
• orbit of Earth
• The moon blocks the Sun

What is earth's revolution?

• When earth orbits around the sun
• When earth bounces
• When the sun spins around the earth
• When the earth spins on it's axis

Which is the correct hierarchy of the Earth in the universe from SMALLEST TO LARGEST?

• Milky Way Galaxy, Earth, solar system, universe
• Earth, solar system, universe, Milky Way Galaxy
• Earth, solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universe
• universe, Milky Way Galaxy, solar system, Earth

What is barycenter?

• The difference in mass between two objects in space
• The mass of an object in space
• The center of mass between two objects in space
• The mass of two objects in space

Heat that is transferred by waves of “light” that we can feel but not see is called ________

• radiation
• convection
• induction
• conduction