Earth's Rotation and Revolution

What is the primary reason for the cycle of day and night?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's axial tilt

• Earth's elliptical orbit

What causes the changing seasons on Earth?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's axial tilt

• Earth's elliptical orbit

Why do the coldest temperatures usually occur slightly later than the shortest day of the year?

• Heat retention by Earth's surface and oceans

• Axial tilt

• Atmospheric conditions

• Ocean currents

What is the primary driver of the seasons?

• The elliptical shape of Earth's orbit

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• The varying distance between Earth and the Sun

• The intensity of sunlight

What is the angle of Earth's axis tilt?

• 23.5 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

What causes the varying intensity and duration of sunlight on Earth?

• The elliptical shape of Earth's orbit

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• The varying distance between Earth and the Sun

• The rotation of Earth

The path that the Earth takes as it revolves around the sun is called its ______________.

• Orbit

• Axis

What looks like motion of the sun in the sky is actually caused by...

• the motion of the moon

• the motion of Earth

• the motion of the sun and the Earth

What would happen if the Earth wasn't tilted?

• The Earth would get too warm

• There would be no night

• We wouldn't have different seasons

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night