Sun, Earth, Moon

What causes day and night to occur on Earth?

• Earth's axis

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's tilt

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How many hours does it take for Earth's one complete rotation?

• 12 hours

• 18 hours

• 24 hours

• 36 hours

Which of Earth's hemispheres is tilted toward the Sun and is receiving more sunlight based from the picture above?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

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When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, what is the effect?

• The Southern Hemisphere will receive LESS sunlight than Northern Hemisphere.

• The Southern Hemisphere will receive MORE sunlight than Northern Hemisphere.

• The Southern Hemisphere will receive EQUAL amounts of sunlight.

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Which of Earth's hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun and is receiving more sunlight based from the picture above?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

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What is an example of rotation

• When the Earth spins once on it's axis

• When the Earth goes around the sun

• When the moon goes around the Earth

• When the sun moves closer to the Earth

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Which of these takes one day to complete?

• 1 rotation of the Earth?

• 1 revolution of the Earth

• 1 rotation of the sun

• 1 revolution of the sun

Which of these takes one year to complete?

• 1 rotation of the Earth?

• 1 revolution of the Earth

• 1 rotation of the sun

• 1 revolution of the sun

When it is winter here in the northern hemisphere, what season is it it Australia, in the the southern hemisphere?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, which area has the most hours of daylight?

• The arctic circle

• The tropic of cancer

• The tropic of capricorn

• The antarctic circle

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