Unit 5 Lesson 1The Earth,-Moon-Sun System

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 27.3 days
• 27.3 hours

The Earth's revolution and its ________ causes seasonal change.

• rotation

• orbit

• tilt

• days

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What does the word "solar" refer to?

• Sun
• Moon
• Earth
• Energy

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What does the word "lunar" refer to?

• Sun
• Moon
• Earth
• Night

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The seasons are caused by the ________ of the axis and the Earth's _____________ around the sun.

• tilt, revolution

• tilt, rotation

• curve, revolution

• curve, rotation

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When an object, like the moon, spins around itself

• rotation

• revolution

When an object, like the moon, moves around another object

• rotation

• revolution

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A measure of time for one rotation of the Earth

• day

• year

A measure of time for one revolution of the Earth

• day

• year

When the amount of daylight is equal to the amount of night

• solstice

• equinox

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