Motions of Earth, Sun, and Moon

Earth’s orbit is shaped like

• circle

• oval

• sphere

Day and night are caused by Earth’s

• revolution

• rotation

• shape

Earth rotates on its axis from

• west to east

• east to west

• north to south

As you move eastward from one time zone to the next, you set your watch

• back one hour

• ahead one hour

• back one day

The term equinox means

• equal day

• equal night

• equal year

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Earth’s axis is tilted so that it points toward

• the Sun

• the Moon

• Polaris

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When the Northern Hemisphere is having winter, the Southern Hemisphere is having

• winter

• spring

• summer

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When the Sun is highest in the sky, the time of day is

• solar noon

• midnight

• evening

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The amount of time it takes the Moon to make one complete rotation and revolution is

• 31 days

• 1 year

• 27 1/3 days

The point in the Moon’s orbit in which it is farthest from Earth is

• perigee.

• apogee.

• Sun

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