Notes Review Quiz

The yearly path of Earth around the sun is called

• rotation
• revolution 
• ellipse 
• tilt

It takes the earth 24 hours to complete a full 

• rotation 
• revolution 
• ellipse 
• tilt

How many days does it take earth to revolve around the sun

• 365
• 30
• 52
• 100

The main cause of the seasons is 

• variations in the suns energy
• the changing distance of earth from the sun
• the changing speed of earth's revolution 
• earth's tilted axis 

What is the main reason that summer is warmer than winter 

• the tilt of the earth's axis results in more direct radiation from the sun in the summer 
• earth rotates slower around the sun during the summer than it does the rest of the year 
• earth is closer to the sun during the summer than the other seasons
• earth's magnetic field is stronger in the summer than it is the rest of the year

Which statement is true regarding the moon's orbit 

• the moon changes direction every time it becomes a full moon
• the moon orbits Earth, which revolves around the sun 
• the moon stays in a constant spot above the Earth and does not orbit i
• the moon orbits the sun

The points at which the sun is as far north or as far south of the equator as possible occurs on June 21st and December 21st are called ______________.

• Equinoxes
• Solstices
• Years
• Phases

Seasons are ____________ in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres due to the angle of the sunlight reaching the Earth.

• reversed
• changing
• passing
• the same

During a(n) ____________, there is an equal amount of day and night.  These occur on March 21st and September 22nd.

• Year
• Orbit
• Solstice
• Equinox

The path that a body follows around another body in space is called a(n) ________.

• orbit
• eclipse
• equinox
• galaxy