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Earth's revolution & rotation

Authored by Kathryn Hontz

Science

5th - 6th Grade

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Earth's revolution & rotation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many degrees is the Earth's axis tilted?

24

23.5

23

22.5

Answer explanation

The Earth's radius is 6370 kilometers (about 3980 miles). The sun's radius is about 100 times greater.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Earth's rotation give us?

year

month

week

day

Answer explanation

The average distance from Earth to the sun is about 149 million kilometers (about 93 million miles).

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many degrees does the Earth rotate every hour?

15

23.5

25

90

Answer explanation

The distance from Earth to the sun varies from about 147 million km to about 152 million km

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many degrees does the Earth rotate every 24 hours?

90

180

360

0

Answer explanation

During the course of a day, any particular location will move in a circle coinciding with its latitude circle.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many time zones are on the Earth?

9

18

24

36

Answer explanation

The local time of day (defined in terms of the position of the sun in the sky) is the same everywhere along a longitude line.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Earth revolve around?

sun

moon

planets

galaxy

Answer explanation

Earth happens to orbit the sun within the so-called "Goldilocks zone," where temperatures are just right to maintain liquid water on our planet's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Describe the years a planet experiences based on its proximity [distance] to the sun.

closer planets have more years

all planets have the same number of years as the Earth

closer planets have shorter years

closer planets do not experience years

Answer explanation

Our planet is a bit closer to the sun in early January and farther away in July, although this proximity has a much smaller effect on the temperatures we experience on the planet's surface than does the tilt of Earth's axis.

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