Space Lesson 3 Review

What would Earth be like if its axis was not tilted?

• It would be very hot

• It would be very cold

• Nothing would be different

• There would not be seasons on Earth

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When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

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The north and south poles of our planet are not straight up and down. How many degrees is Earth's axis tilted?

• 90 $\degree$

• 23.5 $\degree$

• 5 $\degree$

• It is not tilted

Which season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when Earth is tilted towards the Sun?

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

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How long does it take the Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?

• 31 days

• 368.75

• 365.25

• 730

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What are the two factors that cause Earth to have seasons?

• Earth's distance from the sun and rotation

• Earth's tilted axis and rotation

• Earth's tilted axis and revolution around the sun

• Earth's distance from the sun and revolution around the sun

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What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

• Rotation is the spinning of an object on a central axis, and revolution is the spinning of one object around another object.

• Revolution is the spinning of an object on a central axis, and rotation is the spinning of one object around another object.

• Rotation and revolution have the same meaning.

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How large is 1 astronomical unit (AU)?

• The distance from Earth to the Sun

• The distance from Earth to the Moon

• The distance from the Moon to the Sun

• The distance from the Sun to the end of the solar system.

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What is a radius?

• The distance from the North to the South Pole.

• The distance around the equator.

• The distance from the planet to the sun.

• The distance from the surface to the center of a planet.

Which image represents the radius of a circle?

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