8.7A Rotation and Revolution

Which of these locations on earth experience the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year

• Equator

• North pole

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Earth would not have seasons if ....

• no longer tilted on it axis

• stopped rotation on its axis

• took an additional month to orbit the sun

• revolve around the sun in the opposite direction

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A student draw the model shown. Which of these best compare the conditions at location X and Y.

• It is day at location X and night at location Y

• it is winter at location X and summer at location Y

• There are more hours of daylight at location X than at location Y

• The moon is brighter when viewed from location X than when viewed from location Y

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The diagram below show's 4 positions in earth's orbit around the sun. The northern hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when earth is in ....

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Position 3

• Position 4

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A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day and night cycle of Earth. What should the student do in order to best model the day and night Earth cycle?

• Spin the ball in different directions

• Tilt the ball while it is spinning

• Paint one half of the ball white and the other black

• Shine a bright light on one side of the ball

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In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. The photograph shows a beach in Argentina, which is locate in the southern hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of the Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

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The model show Earth in several relative position relative to the sun. In which position is it winter in North America?

• Position 1, because North America receives the most direct sun

• Position 2, because North America is tilted toward the sun

• Position 3, because North America is parallel to the Sun

• Position 4, because North America is tilted away from the Sun

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The beginning of Autumn in North America is in September , but the beginning of Autumn in South America is on March. The diagram shows the position of the Earth , the moon and the Sun on one day in September and one day in March. Why does Autumm starts in different months of the year in North and South America?

• Earth's orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle

• North America has a larger landmass than South America

• The moon has a greater pull on North America than in South America

• Earth axis has a 23.5 degrees tilt

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• F

• G

• H

• J

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The diagram below show's 4 positions in earth's orbit around the sun. The northern hemisphere experiences the beginning of summer when earth is in ....

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Position 3

• Position 4

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