The Earth in Space

All of the planets in the Solar System rotate at the same rate.

• True

• False

The Earth rotates about an imaginary axis at an angle of:

• $10\degree$

• $15\degree$

• $23.5\degree$

• $25\degree$

If you were in space viewing the Earth from above the North Pole, you would observe that it rotates in a _________ direction.

• clockwise

• counter clockwise

Select the TWO TRUE statements.

• It takes the Earth about 365 days to make one rotation on its axis.

• It takes the Earth about 24 hours to revolve around the sun.

• The Sun moves around the Earth once every 24 hours.

• The Earth will have completed about 91 rotations from the start of spring to the start of summer.

• It takes the Earth about 365 days to complete its orbit around the Sun.

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What would happen if the Earth rotated about an axis that was not tilted? (Select the TWO true statements.)

• Half of the planet would experience freezing temperatures for most of the year.

• The temperature in Mead, Colorado would remain about the exact same all year long.

• It would take less time for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.

• Every city on the planet would experience 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of sunlight every day.

• The moon phases would not change.

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Which of these cities have about equal amounts of sunlight and darkness each day of the year?

• Chicago, Illinois

• Quito, Ecuador

• Melbourne, Australia

• Anchorage, Alaska

We are farthest from the Sun when ...

• it is spring in Mead, Colorado.

• it is winter in Mead, Colorado

• it is summer in Mead, Colorado

• it is fall in Mead, Colorado

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It becomes nighttime in Colorado when . . .

• the moon orbits the Earth.

• the Earth rotates so that Colorado is facing the moon.

• the Earth rotates so that Colorado is facing away from the sun.

• nighttime clouds cover the sun.

• winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

• the closest it will ever be to the sun.

• spring time.

• summer at both the poles.

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• revolution

• winter

• spring

• summer

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