The Reasons for the Seasons

The __________ is the imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

• equator

• equinox

• hemisphere

The Earth is tilted at _______________.

• 253 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 53.2 degrees

A _________ is a part of the year marked by a change in the weather.

• season

• rotation

• revolution

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The Earth revolves around the ________________.

• sun

• hemisphere

• North Pole

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The sun _______________.

• only moves in the winter.

• does not move.

• only moves in the summer.

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The ______________ revolves around the Earth.

• North Pole

• sun

• moon

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_____________ means that the Earth is spinning in its place.

• equator

• rotation

• revolution

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______________ is when one object goes around another object.

• revolution

• rotation

• hemisphere

It takes the Earth ___________________ to revolve around the sun.

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 24 days

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It takes the Earth ______________ to rotate on its axis.

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

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