Everything You Need to Know-Astronomy (Movement & Seasons)

Earth’s rotation takes about _____, whereas its revolution takes about _____

• one day; one year

• one year; one day

• one month; one year

• one day; one eclipse

Earth’s tilted axis affects the strength of sunlight in different places on Earth’s surface. If you are in an area that is receiving less direct sunlight, where are you located?

• near the equator

• near the North Pole

• near the South Pole

• near the North or South Pole

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Which of the following motions causes day and night?

• the sun's movement in the sky

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• Earth's movement in space

• Earth's rotation on its axis

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How does Earth’s rotation cause day and night?

• As Earth rotates toward the east, the sun appears to rise in the west and set in the east.

• As Earth rotates toward the east, the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.

• Earth rotates in a clockwise direction, which makes the sun appear in the sky during the day.

• Earth’s rotation does not cause day and night; its revolution does.

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Pegasus is a group of stars that is visible in the northern hemisphere from the end of the summer through fall. Which of the following best accounts for why this constellation is not visible throughout the entire year?

• Earth’s rotation on its axis

• The Moon’s orbit around Earth

• The Sun’s movement across the sky

• Earth’s movement around the Sun

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Hunter observed the Sun throughout the day over the neighbor’s house.

What caused the change Hunter observed?

• Orbit of Earth around the Sun

• Rotation of Earth on its axis

• Movement of the Sun through space

• Reflection of the Sun off the Moon

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How is Earth’s rotation on its axis different from its revolution around the Sun?

• Earth’s rotation on its axis takes 1 year, and its revolution around the Sun takes 24 hours.

• Earth’s rotation on its axis takes 24 hours, and its revolution around the Sun takes about 1 month.

• Earth’s rotation on its axis takes 24 hours, and its revolution around the Sun takes 1 year.

• Earth’s rotation on its axis takes about 1 month, and its revolution around the Sun takes 1 year.

Holden and Mateo are modeling Earth, the Sun, and their relative motions. A basketball is used to represent the Sun, and a tennis ball is used to represent Earth.

What should the boys do to best show what makes the Sun appear to move through the sky?

• Rotate the basketball on its axis

• Move the basketball closer and farther from the tennis ball

• Rotate the tennis ball on its axis

• Move the basketball in a circle around the tennis ball

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The earth orbits around...

• the sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

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The SUN REVOLVES around the:

• Moon
• Earth
• The Sun doesn't revolve