QUIZ motions/earth/energy budget

What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Elliptical motion

• Circular orbit

Earth's rotation on its axis causes

• tides

• seasons

• moon phases

• day and night

The MOON REVOLVES around the:

• sun

• earth

• sun and earth

• all planets

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• axis

• equinox

• solstice

• equator

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• sun

• jupiter

• moon

• mars

Andrea is making a computer animation to model the motions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Which orbit should happen most often in her model?

• the Sun orbiting Earth

• the Sun orbiting the Moon

• the Moon orbiting the Sun

• the Moon orbiting Earth

When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

• equinox

• winter solstice

• summer solstice

• spring

On the day that the northern hemisphere has it's longest day, the southern hemisphere will have it's shortest day.

• true

• false

• maybe

• it depends

The point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the sun is called the

• aphelion

• perihelion

• solar ellipse

• lunar eclipse

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

• About 27 days

• About 24 hours.

• About a year

• About 12 days