Earth's Place in Space

Why does it seem that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west?

• The sun rotates causing day and night.

• Earth rotates causing day and night.

• The sun rotates causing seasons.

• The Earth revolves around the sun.

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The path that Earth takes around the sun is called an _____.

• rotation

• axis

• orbit

• season

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What causes the seasons?

• the tilt of the Earth and its orbit

• the tilt of the Earth

• the revolution of the Earth around the sun

• the temperature

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What is a group of stars that seems to form a pattern in the sky?

• constellation

• galaxy

• orbit

• revolution

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, what is the season in the Northern Hemisphere?

• summer

• fall

• winter

• spring

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How long is an Earth year?

• 24 hours

• 4 weeks

• 30 days

• 365 days

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What keeps the moon in orbit around Earth?

• magnetism

• Earth's gravity

• the moon's gravity

• the Earth's orbit

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The changes of the moon's appearance in the sky is called the moon's _____.

• orbit

• satellite

• phases

• constellation

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What is the tool that uses lenses to make far away things appear larger?

• space probe

• microscope

• satellite

• telescope

Who was one of the early astronomers to use a telescope to study the sky?

• telescope

• Galileo

• astronomer

• Mayan