Earth-Magnetic Field; Revolution and Rotation; Seasons

What causes the Earth to have different seasons?

• Tilt on its axis & revolution

• orbital shape

• Rotation

• Summer Equinox

What causes us to have day and night?

• Rotation of Earth

• Moon revolving Earth

• Equinox

• Solstice

What is the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun called?

• egg

• ellipse

• circle

• sphere

What 2 days of the year does the Earth experience equal amounts of daylight and darkness? 12hrs each.

• Solstice
• Rotation
• Equinox
• Revolution

How long does it take the Earth to complete 1 full revolution?

• 24 hours
• 1 day
• 1 week
• 1 year

a force of attraction, or pull between objects

• inertia

• gravity

• momentum

• speed

The Earth's magnetic field is caused by...

• metals in the core moving

• convection currents

• inertia

• magnets

The seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere are opposite.

• True

• False

June 21st, the first official day of summer (in the Northern Hemisphere)

• longest day of darkness

• longest day of daylight

• equal day & night

The 3rd planet from the sun

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars