Earth's Motions Review

The direction of swing of a Foucault pendulum appears to change due to Earth's

• revolution

• rotation

• spherical shape

• elliptical orbit

What causes many surface winds to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere?

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• unequal heating of Earth's surface

• gravitational force of the Moon

• gravitational force of the Sun

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Earth's rate of rotation is approximately

• 1 degree per hour

• 15 degrees per hour

• 30 degrees per hour

• 360 degrees per hour

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Earth's rate of rotation is approximately

• 1 degree per day

• 15 degrees per day

• 180 degrees per day

• 360 degrees per day

Seasonal changes on Earth are primarily caused by the

• parallelism of the Sun's axis as the Sun revolves around Earth

• changes in distance between Earth and the Sun

• elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun

• tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the Sun

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Evidence that Earth revolves around the Sun is provided by the

• apparent rising and setting of the Sun during one day

• apparent rising and setting of Polaris during one day

• seasonal changes in the apparent positions of constellations

• hourly changes in the apparent direction of the swing of a Foucault pendulum

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The Earth's rate of revolution around the Sun is approximately

• 1 degree per day

• 15 degrees per day

• 30 degrees per day

• 360 degrees per day

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What happens as Earth rotates?

• The sun appears to rise and set each day

• The sun moves across the sky

• The constellations circle around polaris

• All of the above

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

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

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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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