Unit 4 - Earth and Space Module - McGraw Hill Inspire Science

It takes Earth about ____________ to go around the sun.

• 1 day

• 1 year

• 1 decade

• 365 days

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It takes Earth (a)   to rotate on it's axis

Label each Earth with the season it's experiencing

c

d

b

a

Summer

Spring

Winter

Autumn

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During the Autumn Equinox and Vernal (Spring) Equinox the hours of daytime are not equal to the hours of nighttime.

• True

• False

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Select the two things that cause Earth's seasons:

• The sun's revolution around the Earth

• Earth's rotation around on it's axis

• The tilt of Earth on it's axis

• The tilt of the sun on it's axis

• The Earth's revolution around the sun

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During winter, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted ​ (a)   from the ​ (b)  

• away
• sun

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As Earth rotates on it's ​ (a)   , different sides face toward or away from the sun, causing ​ (b)   and ​ (c)  

• axis
• day
• night

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What is called when one thing goes around another?

(example - Earth around the sun)

• Revolution/Revolve

• Rotation
• Eclipse
• Equinox

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How long does it take for Earth's moon to make one revolution around Earth?

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 1 month

• 12 months

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Winter Solstice is the ________ day of the year.

• Shortest

• Longest

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