Unit 3 Review

Why does Earth have seasons?

• tilt and rotation

• tilt and revolution

• revolution and rotation

• none of these

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What would happen if the earth did not rotate? (There is more than ONE correct answer here).

• absolutely nothing would happen

• we would all die of sun exposure

• one half of the earth would be ice and the other side of earth would be too hot

• half of the earth would be night forever and the other half would be day forever

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The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called ______.

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• solstice and equinox

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One revolution takes ___.

• 29.5 days

• 365.25 days

• 24 hours

• 365 days

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One rotation takes ____.

• 29.5 days

• 365.25 days

• 24 hours

• 365 days

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If the Earth is tilted away from the sun, the NORTHERN Hemisphere would experience...

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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If the Earth is tilted toward the sun, the SOUTHERN Hemisphere would experience...

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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The tilt of the earth

• is 23.5 degrees

• gives Earth seasons

• affects how many hours of daylight an area receives

• all of the above

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How does the tilt of the Earth's axis affect seasons?

• the amount of direct solar energy on earth's surface changes

• the rate of chemical reactions in the atmosphere changes

• the tilt deflects harmful rays from the sun

• the tilt makes the earth rotate at different speeds

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What is the difference between 'rotation' and 'revolution'?

• rotation is spinning in place; revolution is a circular path around another object

• rotation is a circular path around another object; revolution is spinning in place

• rotation is twisting; revolution is turning

• rotation is spinning in place; revolution is revolt/war

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