6.1 Earth's Motion LC

Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun

• revolution

• rotation

• axis

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When the Sun's rays strike the equator most directly

• solstice

• equinox

• rotation

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Turning of Earth on it's axis

• revolution

• rotation

• axis

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December 21 in the northern hemisphere

• fall equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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Imaginary line through Earth that it spins around

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

It is colder at the poles than at the equator because the poles receive less direct sunlight.

• true

• false

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Sunlight is more spread out as you move away from the equator

• true

• false

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The sun revolves around Earth

• true

• false

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A solstice is a day when ________

• Earth’s rotation axis is tilted most toward the Sun.

• Earth’s rotation axis is tilted most away from the Sun.

• both answers are correct

• .

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The seasons are caused by​

• the tilt of the Earth's axis

• the tides of the ocean

• the distance Earth is from the Sun

• .

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