The Earth - Sun - Moon System

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 31 days

• 365 days

• 752 days

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?

• 8 hours

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 36 hours

When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere is experiencing:

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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The different parts of the Earth experiences seasons because of these two things:

• Earth's Tilt and Rotation around the sun

• Earth's Rotation and Orbit around the sun

• Earth's Tilt and placement in our solar system

• Earth's Tilt and Revolution around the sun

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The time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis is called:

• Hour

• Day

• Month

• Year

The spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis is called:

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Rotunda

The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Rotaion

• Rotunda

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A body that orbits a larger body is called a:

• Planet

• Moon

• Satellite

• Gravity

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The moon completes one rotation for every revolution it makes around Earth.

• True

• False

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As the moon revolves around Earth, the portion of the moon that reflects sunlight back to Earth changes, causing the moon's appearance to change called:

• Moon Phases

• Lunar Phases

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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