Earth and Sun Unit Review

It is the movement of the earth on its own axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Ellipse

• Turning

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Choose the movements of the earth

• Gravity and Tides

• Seasons and Day and Night

• Revolution and Rotation

• Rendition and Motion

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___________________ is when the earth orbits around the sun.

• rotation

• revolution

• remediation

• axis spinning

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One rotation of the earth is completed in approximately

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 27 hours

• 30 days

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Which season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing in this model?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

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Approximately how long does it take the moon to orbit the earth?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29 days

• 24 days

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Approximately how long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29 days

• 324 days

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Which moon phase will occur approximately one week after the first quarter moon?

• Full moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• New Moon

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True or False. The moon is actually always half-illuminated in every phase.

• True

• False

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Seasons exist because of the position of earth when it is facing the sun

• True

• False

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