Chapter 4 Review

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24

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There are _____ standard time zones around the world.

• 21
• 24
• 48
• 12

On the day of the summer solstice, the sun's vertical rays strike the Earth along the _____.

• Arctic Circle
• Antarctic Circle
• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn

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The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

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In this simple diagram, the motion of both the blue and yellow dots can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

In this diagram, the motion of the EARTH can best be described as -

• Rotation
• Revolution

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Winds and ocean currents bend from their expected path.

• Foucault Pendulum

• Coriolis Effect

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

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Earth has seasons because

• it rotates on its axis.
• its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun.
• the distance between Earth and the sun changes.
• the temperature of the sun changes.

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Which important star is only seen from the Northern Hemisphere and all stars appear to rotate around it leaving star trails?

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Polaris

• Sirius

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Which direction are winds and ocean currents are deflected in the Northern Hemisphere?

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• to the right from the perspective of the traveler

• to the left from the perspective of the traveler

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