Unit 6 Quiz Review

The movement of Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

• Rotation

• Revolution

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Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 24 hours.

• rotation
• revolution
• resolution
• reservation 

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The Earth orbits around the Sun.

• rotation

• revolution

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Earth does a complete revolution every _______

• 10 years
• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 days

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The path a planet travels around the sun is called:

• orbit
• route
• circle

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What causes our seasons here on Earth?

• Stars in our universe

• Our revolution around the moon

• Earth's tilted axis and our rotation

• The revolution of Earth around the sun and Earth's tilted axis

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When the Northern hemisphere is experiencing summer, the Southern hemisphere is experiencing

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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These are the 4 planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).

• inner planets

• outer planets

• dwarf planets

• solar planets

These are the four planets FARTHEST from the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

• inner planets

• outer planets

• solar planets

• the best planets

What is illuminating the Moon?

• Nuclear Fusion
• Sunlight

• Mirrors
• Flood Lights

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