UES science quiz earth moon sun

The earth revolves around the sun in

• 30 days

• 95 days

• 7 days

• 365 days

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When we experience winter, the southern hemisphere has

• winter

• summer

• spring

• fall

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We see the same side of the moon everyday

• true

• false

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The moon rotates itself so from earth we see all sides of the moon.

• true

• false

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The autumnal equinox occurs in the Northern Hemisphere. What happens in the Southern Hemisphere?

• vernal equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

• autumnal equinox

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The earth is tilted on its axis causing

• day and night

• sunspots

• tides

• seasons

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Approximately how long does it take the moon to revolve around the earth?

• 7 days

• 14 days

• 21 days

• 28 days

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Which shape best describes the Earth's orbit?

• eclipse

• ellipse

• spherical

• circular

What has no effect on the Earth's seasons?

• the tilt of the Earth

• the revolution of the earth around the sun

• the revolution of the moon around the Earth

• the energy that the Earth receives from the sun

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How long does it take the Earth to rotate one time

• 1 day

• 24 hours

• 28 days

• 365 days