Rotation, orbit and seasons

It takes_________ hours for earth to do a complete spin on the axis

What TWO things cause season?

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

• the Moon's rotation

• the Sun spinning around the Earth

• the Earth is tilted

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When the part of the Earth that we are on is tilted away from the sun, what season is it?

• Winter

• Summer

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What is the Earth's axis?

• The path that Earth follows in its path around the sun.

• The imaginary line going through the center of Earth.

• The imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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The only planet where life exist and the third planet from the sun

• sun

• moon

• star

• earth

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Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

When we are on the part of the Earth that is tilted toward the sun, what season is it?

• Winter

• Summer

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The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called Earth's ____

• axis
• equator
• ecliptic
• prime meridian

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• gyration

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The earth orbits around the _________

• sun
• moon
• other planets
• solar system

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