earths movement

The earth is tilted on its _____

• line

• equator

• axis

• core

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The earth rotates every

• 24 hours
• 15 hours
• 365 days
• hour

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The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24

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The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

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What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth
• the stars
• the planets
• the Earth's axis

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When the sun is just above the East horizon, which of the following is true?

• Sunset will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunrise occurred within the last 6 hours.

• Sunrise will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunset occurred within the last 6 hours.

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What is Earth's daily motion on its axis called?

• Rotation

• Revolution

If Earth rotated slower, we would have...

• shorter days.
• longer days.
• shorter years.
• longer years.

The right side of this illustration represents...

• ...night.
• ...winter.
• ...summer.
• ...fall.

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What direction does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• west to east

• north to south

• east to west

• south to north

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