Sun-Moon- Earth System Review

Earth rotates on its axis about once every year.

• True

• False

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Night and day on Earth are caused by Earth's revolution around the Sun

• True

• False

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Thre Moon makes one revolution around Earth in the same amount of time that it makes one rotation on its axis.

• True

• False

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What causes the seasons on Earth?

• The tilt of Earth's axis as Earth orbits the Sun

• Earth's distance from the Sun

• The shape of Earth’s orbit

• The tides of the ocean

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When do the Sun's rays strike Earth at their northernmost and southernmost positions?

• Winter and summer solstices

• Spring and fall equinoxes

• Lunar eclipses

• Solar eclipses

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Which statement is true about both the September equinox and the March equinox shown below?

• There are about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness everywhere on Earth.

• Spring is starting for the southern hemisphere.

• Spring is starting for the northern hemisphere.

• They are the longest days of the year.

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When the north end of Earth’s rotation axis is pointing toward the Sun, which statement is true?

• The southern hemisphere receives more energy from the Sun.

• Temperatures decrease in the northern hemisphere.

• The northern hemisphere receives more energy from the Sun.

• Temperatures increase in the southern hemisphere.

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A solstice is a day when ___.

• Earth’s rotation axis is most toward the Sun.

• Earth’s rotation axis is most away from the Sun.

• Earth’s rotation axis is neither leaning toward or away from the Sun.

• Both a and b are correct.

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Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is ___.

• turned away from the Sun

• tilted toward the Sun

• tilted away from the Sun

• turned toward the Sun

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The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its ___.

• rotation

• ellipse

• revolution

• tilt

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