Solar System Test Review

To spin on an axis it takes 24 hours for it to rotate once (a day). It is responsible for day and night

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Axis

• Equator

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to go around something in a circle

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Axis

• Equator

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The imaginary line around which something spins

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Axis

• Equator

The first appearance of the Sun on the Eastern horizon is called

• Sunrise

• Sunset

• Rotate

• Revolve

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How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?

• 365 days/ 1 year

• 24 hours/ 1 day

• 30 days

• 1 week

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How long does it take the Earth to rotate one time on its axis?

• 365 days/ 1 year

• 24 hours/ 1 day

• 30 days

• 1 week

Does the Earth's axis pass through the equator? Why or why not?

• Yes, because the equator is in the middle of Earth

• No, because there is no axis

• No, because the equator is on the outside of the Earth

• Yes, because the equator is on the outside of the Earth

What is responsible for causing the day-night cycle?

• The Earth revolving

• The Earth rotating

• The Sun rising and setting

• Earth moving up and down

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When the sun is rising in North America, what is happening on the opposite side of the Earth?

• The sun is rising

• The sun is setting

• The sun is directly above

• The sun is moving

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What are the two things that cause Earth to have seasons?

• Rotation and Revolution

• Revolution and tilt of Earth's axis

• Rotation and tilt of Earth's axis

• None

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