4Goddard-Space Science Quiz

What is our planet called? 

• Earth
• Sun
• Moon
• Mars

What causes day and night? 

• Sun's rotation
• Earth's rotation
• Moon's rotation
• None of these

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What causes the seasons?

• The Sun going around the Earth

• Only temperatures changing

• Earth's tilt on its axis.

• None of these answers

What is "rotation"?

• Jumping to a new place
• Running in place
• Going completely around something
• Spinning

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What is "revolve" or "revolution"?

• Go complete around something
• Staying in place
• Spinning for hours
• Tossing something into the air

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True or False: The Sun revolves around the Earth

• True
• False

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True or False: Earth's axis has a tilt that helps to cause the seasons. 

• True
• False

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True or False: It takes 24 hours (1 day) for the Earth to rotate completely. 

• True
• False

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Does the Sun move at all?

• No

• Yes, the Sun moves all over the Universe

• Yes, a little around the barycenter.

• Yes, the Sun moves up and down

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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