Patterns of the Sun, Earth, and Moon

How many days does it take for the Earth to go around the Sun?

• 654 days

• 243 days

• 365 days

• 789 days

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How many hours are in one day?

• 98 hours

• 72 hours

• 24 hours

• 1000 hours

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How many years does it take for Earth to orbit the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 1 year

• 13 years

• 5 years

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

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

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The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox

• axis

• solar eclipse

• equator

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What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

• seasons

• year

• day & night

• eclipse

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Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

• the Earth's distance from the sun

• rotation of the earth every 24 hours

• change in solar output

• tilt of the earth's axis

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At ____ the length of a shadow is the shortest.

• 8am

• 5pm

• midday (noon)

• midnight

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A shadow is the longest ________ .

• at midday

• in the morning

• in the evening

• in the morning and the evening

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The earth revolves around...

• the Sun

• the Moon

• other planets

• its axis

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