The Sun-Earth-Moon System Part 1

Earth completes one rotation in how many hours

• 23.5 hours

• 24 hours

• 24.5 hours

• 25 hours

The path Earth takes around the sun is called an _________.

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Rotation

• None of the above

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In addition to Earth's Orbit, what else contributes to the reason why we have seasons?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's Tilt

• Earth's Orbit

• Earth's Revolution

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Earth makes a ____________, or one full circle around the sun

• Revolution

• Cirlce

• Rotation

• Orbit

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Earth spins around an imaginary vertical line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. What is this vocab word?

• Circle

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Rotation

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The earth’s orbit is actually shaped like an _______

• Eclipse

• Ellipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

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What happens in the northern hemisphere when it is tilted away from the sun? the sun’s rays strike it at a lower angle and for fewer hours of the day.

• The sun's rays hit at a higher angle for more time

• The sun's rays hit at a higher angle for less time

• The sun's rays strike at a lower angle for less time

• The sun's rays strike at a higher angle

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Earth's magnetic field comes from what?

• Magnets

• Magnesium mountains

• Iron core

• None of the above

The earth’s axis is tilted how many degrees?

• 23.55

• 24

• 25.44

• 23.44

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What happens to the northern hemisphere when it is tilted towards the sun?

• The sun's rays hit at a higher angle and for longer

• Nothing happens. It is winter

• The sun's rays barely hit at that angle

• The sun's rays hit for a shorter period of time

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