Earth, Moon, Sun Relationship

Why do we have seasons?

• The earth's rotation on its axis
• The earth's revolution around the sun
• The moon's gravity pull on the earth
• The Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun

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Day and night are caused by 

• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the tilt of the earth
• Earth's involvement in eclipses

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A year is measured by

• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the tilt of the earth
• Earth's involvement in eclipses

What happens when it's spring in the Southern Hemisphere?

• It's fall in the Northern Hemisphere
• It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere
• It's winter in the Northern Hemisphere
• It's spring in the Northern Hemisphere

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Imaginary line through the center of the earth (from the north pole to south pole)

• axis
• orbit
• pole
• tilt

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How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 28 days

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How long does it take for the Earth to Revolve around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 28 days

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Earth has seasons because

• it has an axis
• the sun gets closer and farther from the sun
• axis is tilted as it moves around the sun
• the sun gets hotter

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The phase of the moon you see depends on

• where you are on Earth's surface
• how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
• if the moon is making its own light
• whether or not an eclipse is occurring.

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Earth spinning on its axis is 

• rotation
• revolution
• inertia
• phases

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