Rotation/Revolution Questions

Which statement is TRUE about Earth's axis?

• Earth's axis is just the equator.

• It is tilted so Earth is tilted too.

• It is a giant pole that goes through the Earth and you can see it if you visit the North Pole.

• It has nothing to do with Earth's rotation.

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One day on Earth is

• the time it takes the sun to orbit the planets

• the time it takes the sun to revolve around Earth

• the time it takes for Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis

• the time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun

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The time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun is...

• one year

• one day

• one month

• one minute

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Because of Earth's tilt on its axis and its revolution around the sun...

• there is a Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

• there is Leap Year

• animals hibernate

• there are seasons

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Earth makes 1 complete orbit around the sun in about 365 days. This is called a:

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• asteroid

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Earth makes one full turn on its axis in 24 hours. This is called a

• flip

• revolution

• rotation

• a year

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Sunrise and sunset occur because of Earth's...

• rotation

• revolution

• distance from Mercury

• size

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24 hours

• rotation

• revolution

• size

• time to get to the moon

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1 year (about 365 days)

• rotation

• revolution

• size

• Earth's distance from Jupiter

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It is summer in the Southern Hemisphere when it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere because of...

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's size

• Earth's moon

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