IG 13 Earth's Movement

What appears to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of the ____.

• Earth

• planets

• stars

• Earth's axis

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We experience day and night due to this movement on the earth's axis

• equinox

• solstice

• rotation

• revolution

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The earth's _____ is an invisible line that intersects the Earth through both the North and South poles

• axis

• hemisphere

• equator

• grid

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The earth moves along a path around the sun in an orbit. One complete trip on this path is also known as a ______.

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

• spin

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the sun?

• 24.25 hours

• one day

• 365.25 days

• one month

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As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes the four _____.

• months

• years

• seasons

• day and night

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Which of the following events is occurring in the Southern Hemisphere at the time captured in the diagram?

• the autumn equinox

• the spring equinox

• the summer solstice

• the winter solstice

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The average temperature for the month of June is 20.1 degrees Celsius (°C) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In December, the average temperature in Minneapolis is -7.8 degrees Celsius (°C). Why is it colder in Minneapolis during December?

• Earth is farther from the Sun in December.

• Earth revolves at a slower rate in December.

• The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun in December.

• The Northern Hemisphere has a shorter period of rotation in December.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The axis is _________________ at an angle of 23.5 degrees, which causes the cycle of seasons throughout the year.

• horizontal

• tilted

• vertical

• wiggling

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An imaginary line that divides  Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is called the ____.

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Pole