Earth's Motions, Seasons, Moon Phases, and Tides

The movement of one object around another object is called

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

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Earth spinning on its axis is called

• seasons

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and North and South poles is called

• equator

• axis

• orbit

• revolution

One complete REVOLUTION of Earth around the sun takes about

• a day

• a year

• a week

• an hour

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How long does it take for Earth to complete one ROTATION?

• 12 hours

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 31 days

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Select the two reasons why Earth's seasons exist.

• Earth's orbit

• The distance of Earth from the Sun

• Earth's tilt

• The speed that Earth revolves around the Sun

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The U.S is located on the Northern Hemisphere. If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, what season is it in the U.S?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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It is currently winter time in the Northern Hemisphere. What season is occurring in the Southern Hemisphere?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• autumn

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At position A, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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