Earth's Motion and the Moon Test Review

Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis.

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Orbit

• Gravity

Which type of motion causes night and day? 

• Rotation
• Revolution

When Earth's rotation axis tilts toward the Sun, the northern hemisphere is in ____

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

When Earth's rotation axis tilts away from the Sun, the northern hemisphere is in _____.

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

What is an imaginary line on which the Earth spins?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Tilted

• Axis

When Earth's rotation axis is not pointing directly toward or away from the Sun, which season is happening?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

In summer, is the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• toward

• away

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

If it is ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then it is fall in the Southern hemisphere. 

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & size
• Earth's tilt & resolution