Earth and Sun Quiz 1/10

Day and night are caused by...

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• eclipses

• Earth's rotation

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One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about (1 point)

• One Day

• One month

• One Year

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Earth has seasons because...

• Earth rotates on its axis

• the distance between Earth and the sun changes

• the temperature of the sun changes

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Earth's rotation takes about...

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

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Which of the following events occurs every 365 1/4 days?

• Earth rotates around once

• Earth travels around the Sun

• The Sun rotates around the moon

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What thing has a Period of Revolution of 365.26 days

• Earth
• Moon

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What thing has a Period of Rotation at the Equator of 23h 56 min and 4 s?

• moon

• sun

• Earth

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What thing has a Period of Rotation at the Equator of 27d?

• sun
• moon

• mars

Which thing has a period of rotation EQUAL to its revolution?

• Earth's Moon
• The Sun

• Saturn

Which of the following best explains why the moon appears to move across the night sky, in a similar manner to the sun in the daytime sky?

• The Earth rotates once every 24 hours.

• The moon revolves around the Earth once every 24 hours.

• The Sun revolves around the Earth.

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