Day/Night and Seasons

Which of the following has the biggest impact on the seasons?

• Earth's rotation
• Tilted axis
• Moon's gravitational pull
• Pressure systems

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What causes the day and night cycle on Earth?

• Rotation of the Sun
• Revolution of the Earth
• Gravitational pull from the moon
• Rotation of the Earth

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It is currently Spring in the northern hemisphere, what season is it currently in the southern hemisphere?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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During which season do we experience the most hours of daylight because of the tilt of the Earth?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

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What is this diagram representing? 

• Earth revolving on its axis every 365 days to make day/night
• Earth rotating on its axis around the sun every year
• The sun rotates on its axis around Earth to make day/night
• The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours to make day/night

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What causes Earth to have a day/night cycle? 

• Earth orbits on its axis around the sun every 365 days
• Earth's rotation (spin/turn) on its axis every 24 hours
• Earth revolving around the sun in 1 year
• The moon's orbit around earth about 28 days

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The Earth has seasons because Earth is titled as it

• revolves around the sun every 24 hours
• rotates around the sun in 28 days
• Revolves/Orbits around the sun every 1 year
• Orbits around the moon

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The path an object takes as it revolves around another object is called an...

• Rotation
• Orbit
• Turn
• Spin

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The moon's orbit takes about how long to circle the Earth?

• 27-29 days
• 1 year
• 365 days
• 88 years

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How long does it take the Earth to rotate one time on its axis?

• 24 hours
• 27 days
• 1 year
• 88 days

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