The Sun-Earth-Moon System Quiz

What causes day and night on Earth?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's distance from the Sun

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What is the rotation axis of Earth?

• An imaginary line that runs through Earth's center

• The line on which Earth revolves around the Sun

• The most northern or most southern point on Earth

• The amount of material in Earth

What is the path that Earth follows as it moves around the Sun called?

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Tilt

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What keeps Earth revolving around the Sun in a nearly circular orbit?

• Gravity

• Magnetic force

• Friction

• Inertia

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What causes the change in seasons on Earth?

• Earth's distance from the Sun

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's tilt

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During which season is the northern hemisphere tilted away from the Sun?

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

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What is the day called when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the Sun?

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Rotation

• Orbit

What is the day called when Earth's rotation axis is leaning along Earth's orbit?

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Rotation

• Orbit

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During which season is the northern hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

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Why do we divide the Earth's revolution into 4 parts?

• To show the beginning of new Solstices and Equinoxs and the seasons

• The number 4 seems fun

• To show how long the sun revolves around the Earth

• To show how long day and night lasts

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