Earth, Moon & Sun

Which of these describes rotation?

• Mercury goes around the Sun every 88 days.

• The moon goes around the Earth every 28 days

• Earth orbits the Sun about every 365 days.

• Earth makes one turn on its axis every 24 hours.

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What is caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis?

• seasons

• years

• days

• months

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The time between today's sunrise and tomorrow's sunrise would be about

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 36 hours

• 48 hours

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Gravity causes the bodies in the Solar System to:

• repel one another

• fall in a straight path

• stay in orbit

• move in a circular path

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The Earth's season are caused by the

• Earth's tilt of 23.5 degrees

• The distance between the Earth and the Sun during different times of the year

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's phases of the moon

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How many days does it take for the moon to revolve once around the Earth?

• 15

• 60

• 27.3

• 24

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The pull of the moon on the ocean cause water to bulge and create

• waves

• rotation of the Earth

• tides

• gravity

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Which of the following wold be the best time to go to the beach and swim in Australia?

• June

• July

• August

• December

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Why don't we have an eclipse each month?

• The moon's orbit is tilted

• The Earth's orbit is tilted

• The Sun's orbit is tilted

• The different phases of the moon

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What does the word equinox mean

• night is longer than day

• day is longer than night

• Equal day and night

• Longest day of the year

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