The Sun, Moon, and Earth

How long does earth take to make one rotation?

• 365 Days

• 6 months

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

What causes day and night?

• The tilt of the earth's axis

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Eclipses

• Phases

How long does one revolution for earth take?

• One rotation

• One season

• One year

• One day

What causes the earth to have seasons?

• It rotates on its axis

• The distance between Earth and the Sun changes

• The axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

• Because of the equator

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When neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun, a(n) ________ occurs.

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Elipse

• Phase

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The moon is attracted to Earth and stays in orbit around Earth because

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Umbras

• Penumbras

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When North America is tilted toward the sun, we are experiencing which season?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

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When the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing which season?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

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The sun and the moon seem to move across the sky each day because....

• Earth revolves around the sun

• Earth rotation on its axis

• The earth revolves around the moon

• The sun and the moon revolve around Earth

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When the sun is directly over the equator and day/night are each about 12 hours, a(n) occurs

• Eclipse

• Umbra

• Equinox

• Solstice

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