CH 2 -Earth and Space Geo

Why do we have night and day?

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution around the Sun
• The Sun rotating
• The moon block the sun

Which of the following has the biggest impact on the seasons?

• Earth's rotation
• Tilted axis
• Moon's gravitational pull
• Pressure systems

By how many degrees is the Earth tilted on its axis?

• 90

• 2.5

• 23.5

• 28

It is currently Spring in the northern hemisphere, what season is it currently in the southern hemisphere?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

What is a revolution?

• The movement of one object around another.
• The spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis.
• A small, frozen object that orbits the sun.
• A large, ball-shaped object that moves around a star.

What is a rotation?

• The movement of one object around another.
• Occurs when an object in space gets between the sun and another object and casts its shadow on the other object.
• The spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis.
• Occurs when the moon passes through Earth's surface.

The Sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ____________. 

• sunrise - east
  sunset - west
• sunrise - north
  sunset west
• sunrise - east
  sunset - south
• sunrise - west
  sunset - east

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What time zone would California be in?

• Pacific Time

• Mountain Time

• Central Time

• Eastern Time

What time zone would Colorado be in?

• Pacific Time
• Mountain Time
• Central Time
• Eastern Time

The NFL game starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. What time will it start in the Pacific Time Zone?

• 10 p.m.
• 4 p.m.
• 5 p.m
• 11 p.m.