Science Unit 7 Quiz 2

Movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation

• Revolution

Spinning of Earth on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

During which season is the northern hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter
• Spring

During the winter months of the Northern hemisphere the Earth is ______.

• tilted closer toward the Sun

• tilted farther away from the Sun

• spinning slower than in Summer

• spinning faster than in Summer

During which two seasons is neither hemisphere of Earth tilted toward or away from the Sun?

• Summer and Winter
• Winter and Spring
• Fall and Winter
• Fall and Spring

About how long does it take Earth to make one complete orbit (revolution) around the Sun?

• 24 hours
• 7 day
• 1 month
• 1 year

Which of the following is the result of the rotation of Earth?

• Cloud formation
• Day and night
• The seasons
• Weather

An asteroid is?

• rocky object

• icy core with a tail of gas/dust

A comet is?

• rocky object

• icy core with a tail of gas/dust

What makes the planets orbit the sun?

• the ocean tides

• gravitational pull