Exploring Earth Test

What word describes the Earth orbiting around the sun?

• Revolution
• Climate
• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What would happen if Earth's tilt was 0?

• We would experience no difference
• The Northern hemisphere would always have night
• Everywhere on Earth would have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the line that separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn

Days and nights on Earth are caused by what?

• The revolution of Earth around the sun
• The rotation of Earth on its' axis
• The rotation of Earth around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are the lines that run vertically (up and down) on the globe called?

• Lines of Latitude
• Lines of Longitude
• Lines of Poles

How many time zones does the United States have?

• 6
• 10
• 3

What causes the seasons to change?

• The warming and cooling of Earth's core
• The Earth's revolution around the sun
• The Earth's rotation on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If you are 45 degrees south of the equator which of the following MUST be true?

• Your longitude is 45 degrees East
• You're in the Arctic Circle
• Your latitude is 45 degrees South

What kind of imaginary lines run horizontally (side to side) around the Earth?

• Meridians
• Lines of Latitude
• Lines of Longitude

The point at 0°, 0° is __________.

• Where the Tropic of Cancer starts
• Where the Prime Meridian and Equator meet
• The South Pole