Movement in Space

According to the diagram, in New York State, it would be the first day of which season?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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Earth rotates on its axis about once every

• Hour

• Day

• Month

• Year

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Which body in our solar system is classified as a star?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Sun

• Mars

How long would it take Earth to revolve from position A to position C?

• 1 Month

• 6 Months

• 9 Months

• 12 Months

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The Sun and Stars appear to move across the sky from East to West. The best explanation for this apparent motion is that

• the Earth is revolving around the Sun

• the Earth is rotating on its axis

• the Sun & stars are revolving around the Earth

• the Earth is tilted on its axis

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Planets orbit the Sun because of the force of

• Gravity

• Friction

• Momentum

• Acceleration

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The tendency of an object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place is called

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Momentum

• Acceleration

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about

• 1 rotation

• 1 season

• 1 year

• 1 eclipse

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Earth has seasons because

• it rotates on its axis  

• the distance between the Earth and the sun changes

• its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun 

•  the temperature of the sun changes

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There are equal hours of daylight and darkness during a(n)

• Rotation

• Eclipse

• Solstice

• Equinox

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