Earth's Motions and Seasons Review

What happens as Earth rotates?

• The sun appears to rise
• The sun moves across the sky
• The sun appears to set
• All of the above

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How does Earth’s rotation cause day and night?

• As Earth rotates toward the east, the sun appears to rise in the west and set in the east.

• As Earth rotates toward the east, the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.

• Earth rotates in a clockwise direction, which makes the sun appear in the sky during the day.

• Earth’s rotation does not cause day and night; its revolution does.

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Which of the following means to turn on an axis?

• relax
• rotate
• revolve 
• return

How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?

• 365 days/1 year
• 1 week
• 24 hours/1 day

When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is _____ in the Southern Hemisphere.

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

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Why do we experience the changing of  seasons on Earth?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

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How long does it take the Earth to revolve once around the sun?

• 29 1/2 days
• 24 hours
• 30 days
• 365 1/4 days

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What is the "name" for the longest and shortest days of the year?

• equinoxes
• solstices
• months
• seasons

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Earth's axis is tilted at - 

• 23.5 degrees
• 33.5 degrees
• 28 degrees
• 90 degrees

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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