Earth's tilt/revolution/rotation

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

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter
• Spring
• Fall
• Summer

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a celestial body orbiting around a planet or star.

• satellite
• sun
• moon
• crater

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The path one object takes as it revolves (moves) around another object.

• gravity

• orbit

• rotate

• axis

Fall and Spring occur during ___.

• solstices
• equinoxes
• New Moons
• Full Moons

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Winter and Summer occur during ___.

• Solstices

• Equinoxes

• Full Moons

• New Moons

Latin for "Sun stands still"

• solstice

• equinox

• tide

• hemisphere

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

• equinox

• solstice

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