What is the imaginary line passing through the center of the Earth called?
Rotation and Revolution of the Earth Quiz

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Geography
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6th Grade
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Eduardo Ruiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Equator
Prime Meridian
Axis
Tropic of Cancer
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At what angle is the axis of the Earth tilted from the vertical?
45 degrees
30 degrees
23.5 degrees
60 degrees
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the speed of the Earth's rotation at the equator?
1500 km/h
1670 km/h
2000 km/h
1000 km/h
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes the occurrence of day and night on Earth?
Centrifugal force
Coriolis effect
Rotation
Revolution
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the phenomenon where the Sun, Moon, and stars seem to move from east to west?
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
Coriolis effect
Apparent motion
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the force generated from the center towards the periphery due to the Earth's spinning?
Centripetal force
Gravitational force
Coriolis force
Centrifugal force
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long does the Earth take to complete one revolution around the Sun?
365 days 6 hours
365 days 12 hours
365 days 24 hours
365 days 48 hours
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