Earth - Sun - Moon Review

What is "rotation"?

• Moving from one place to another

• Up and down movement

• Going completely around something

• Spinning on an axis

Answer explanation

Rotation refers to spinning on an axis, not just moving from one place to another, up and down movement, or going completely around something.

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What is "revolve" or "revolution"?

• To go completely around something

• Staying in place

• Spinning for hours

• Tossing something into the air

Answer explanation

To go completely around something

What causes day and night?

• Sun's wobble

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Moon's rotation on its axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun

Answer explanation

Earth's rotation on its axis causes day and night by exposing different parts of the planet to the Sun's light.

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True or False: It takes 24 hours (1 day) for the Earth to rotate completely. 

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True because it takes approximately 24 hours for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis.

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True or False: It takes Earth 365.25 days (1 year) to revolve around the Sun. 

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True because Earth takes 365 days to complete one orbit around the Sun, defining a year.

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Earth has seasons because 

• Earth rotates on its axis

• The distance between Earth and the sun changes

• The temperature of the sun changes

• Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

Answer explanation

Earth has seasons because Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.

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This is the imaginary line that intersects the Earth through both the North and South Poles

• Equator

• Axis

• Fault line

• Latitude

Answer explanation

The axis is the imaginary line that intersects the Earth through both the North and South Poles.

This picture shows Earth's 

• Rotation

• Revolution

Answer explanation

This picture shows Earth's rotation, which is the spinning of the Earth on its axis.

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Earth is tilted as it revolves around the sun, which gives us seasons. Which season would it be in North America at letter D?

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

• Fall

Answer explanation

At letter D, North America would be experiencing winter due to the tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the sun, causing colder temperatures in that region.

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When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is leaning away from the Sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

Answer explanation

When the Northern Hemisphere is leaning away from the Sun, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing Summer due to the tilt of Earth's axis causing opposite seasons in each hemisphere.

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