Earth’s Days, Years, and Seasons

The length of a day is determined by Earth's ______

• revolution
• temperature
• rotation
• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The length of a _______ is determined by Earth's revolution around the Sun.

• hour
• day
• month
• year

How would conditions on Earth change if Earth stopped rotating on its axis?

• The side of Earth facing the Sun would heat up and be in total light all the time.
• The side facing the Sun would get very cold and be in darkness.
• All places on Earth would experience darkness for half of the year.
• All places on Earth would experience light for half the year.

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How does the tilt of the Earth's axis affect how the Sun's rays strike the Earth?

• The part tilted toward the Sun gets more direct rays and heats up more
• The part tilted away from the Sun gets more direct rays and heats up more
• The part tilted away from the Sun gets indirect rays and heats up more
• The part tilted toward the Sun gets indirect rays and cools down more

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ______________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Easter
• Christmas
• Winter
• Spring

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Earth's temperature and hours of daylight stay most constant at the ________

• North Pole
• Antarctic
• Bermuda Islands
• Equator

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It takes the Earth about _____ to travel around the Sun.

• 24 hours
• 365 hours
• 24 days
• 365 days

The Earth revolves around the Sun and the moon _________ around the Earth.

• rotates
• revolves
• skips
• bounces

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Earth's ______ causes seasons to change as Earth revolves around the Sun.

• tilt
• spin
• size
• color

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What is the position of Earth in relation to the Sun during the Summer Solstice?

• The Northern hemisphere is at its maximum tilt toward the Sun

• The Southern hemisphere is at it maximum tilt toward the Sun

• The Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun

• The Earth is furthest away from the Sun.