Earth in Space

What are TWO ways the Earth moves?

• It rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun

• It rotates on its axis and revolves around the moon

• It revolves around the moon and sun

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What season is it in the part of the Earth tilted toward the sun?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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What season is it when the Earth is tilted away from the sun on its axis?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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What is the center of our solar system?

• Earth

• moon

• sun

• Mars

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Which season begins in March in Minnesota?

• spring

• summer

• winter

• fall

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The sun's movement around the Earth causes day and night.

• True

• False

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How long does it take Earth to rotate once?

• 300 days

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 4 days

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How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun once?

• 24 hours

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 365 hours

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Which day has the LEAST (smallest) amount of daylight in MINNESOTA?

• December 21

• June 21

• September 1

• January 1

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What causes seasons?

• The Earth is tilted on its axis toward the sun in summer, and away from the sun in winter.

• The sun moves closer to the Earh in summer, and farther away in winter.

• The Earth rotates away from the sun in summer and towards the sun in winter.

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