Unit 06 Practice Questions

What causes day and night?

• Earth's orbit around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the sun's rotation
• the moon's shadow

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Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• Earth's orbit around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the sun's rotation
• movement of the stars

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How long does it take for the Earth to do one rotation on its axis?

• 60 seconds
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 1 light year

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How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?

• 325.0 days
• 365.25 days
• 1 month
• 24 hours

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The tilt of the earth is what gives us the ___

• Oceans

• Months

• Seasons

• Date

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the amount of time for the Earth to make a rotation is referred to as a

• Month

• Year

• Day

• Hour

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Since WE rotate West to East, in which direction does the sun appear to rise?

• In the East

• In the North

• In the West

• In the South

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Since WE rotate West to East, in which direction does the sun appear to set?

• In the East

• In the North

• In the West

• In the South

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Shadows appear in the opposite direction of where the sun is

• True

• False

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The sun appears to __________.

• rise in the east, set in the west

• rise in the west, set in the east

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