The Sun-Earth-Moon System

The Earth spinning on its axis is called?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Research

• Seasons

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When Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the sun and you have the longest or shortest days of the year, this is known as

• equinox

• solstice

• seasons

• rotation

The Earth going around the Sun one time is called a . . .?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Shadow

• Seasons

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The path an object follows as it moves around another object is a

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• line

The line on which an object rotates is a

• rotation line

• rotation axis

• orbit

• spinny stick

How long does a revolution take?

• 365.25 days

• 24 hours

• 30 Seconds

• One Week

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What causes the unequal heating of the earth that leads to four seasons?

• rotation

• revolution

• tilted Earth

• solar radiation

The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the

• spring equinox

• fall equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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

• equinox

• solstice

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On what date would the northern hemisphere experience the Vernal Equinox?

• March 20 or 21

• June 21

• September 22 or 23

• December 21 or 22