Earth's Rotation & Revolution Quiz

Earth's rotation takes about

• 365 days

• 6 months

• 24 hours

• 1 month

Day and night are caused by

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• eclipses

• Earth's rotation on its axis

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One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation

• one season

• one year

• one eclipse

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Earth has seasons because

• it rotates on its axis

• the distance between Earth and the sun changes

• its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

• the temperature of the sun changes

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When the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience

• more indirect rays and shorter days

• more indirect rays and longer days

• more direct rays and shorter days

• more direct rays and longer days

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In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is

• at the equator

• farthest south

• farthest north

• closes to Earth

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An equinox occurs when

• neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun

• the north end of Earth's axis is tilted away from the sun

• the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun

• Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's rays

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Day and night are caused by Earth's revolution on its axis.

• True

• False

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The beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the vernal equinox.

• True

• False

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The sun and moon seem to move across the sky each day because of Earth's

• revolution

• rotation

• axis

• equinox

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