Earth

Rotation of the eath takes

• 365 days

• 365 1/2 days

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

How long does it take the Earth to make 1 revolution around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 365 1/2 days

• night and day

• revolution

The seasons are caused by the ________ of the axis and the Earth's _____________ around the sun.

• tilt, revolution

• tilt, rotation

• curve, revolution

• curve, rotation

What force keeps the moon around the earth and the Earth around the sun?

• galaxy

• nature

• gravity

• phases

Name this phase of the moon.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

A solar eclipse occurs when:

• The earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
• The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
• The sun blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
• The sun doesn't come out during the day. 

The Earth's _?_ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• equator
• axis
• prime meridian
• equinox

The spinning of an object on its axis is called _?_.

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

If the Earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?

• longer day
• shorter day
• same time,  24 hours

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall