motions of earth

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

What is the movement of the earth in its orbit called?

• orbital velocity

• revolution

• rotation

• apogee

Day and night are caused by the earth's

• shape

• equator

• rotation

• revolution

The earth rotates on its axis from

• north to south

• east to west

• south to north

• west to east

The earth completes one rotation in about

• 22 hours

• 23 hours

• 24 hours

• 25 hours

A leap year has

• 365 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 364 days

• 366 days

A year is usually divided into

• Two seasons

• Three seasons

• One season

• Four seasons

The change of seasons is caused due to ___

• Movement of the sun

• Spherical shape of the earth

• Revolution

• Rotation

The fixed elliptical path along which the earth revolves is called

• Axis

• Tilt

• Orbit

• Radius

The change of seasons is caused due to ___

• Movement of the sun

• Spherical shape of the earth

• Revolution

• Rotation