Reason's 4 Seasons

The path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Axis

• Circle

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The spinning motion of a planet on its axis is called

• Revolution

• rotation

• axis

• spinning

The movement of an object around another object is called

• rotation

• revolution

• spinning

• axis

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An imaginary line that passes through a planet’s center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates is called

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

• spinning

Either of the 2 days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted towards or away from the sun (autumnal and vernal) is called

• solstice

• equinox

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Either of the 2 days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator (summer and winter) is called

• solstice

• equinox

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A system that organizes time to define the beginning, length and divisions of a year is called

• solstice

• equinox

• planner

• calendar

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How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

• 1 year

• 365 days

• 23 hours and 56 minutes

• 1 week

How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

• 365.25 days

• 1 month

• 1 day

• 24 hours

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What is the exact angle of Earth’s axis?

• 23 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 21 degrees

• 0 degrees

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