Sun Moon Earth

It takes the Earth _______ to make one revolution.

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 365 days

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How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 27.3 days
• 27.3 hours

What two things cause the seasons on Earth?

• The tilt of the Earth on its axis and the revolution around the sun
• The tilt of the Earth on its axis and the rotation around the axis
• The tilt of the Earth on its axis and tides
• Dancer and Prancer

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To what degree is the axial tilt of the Earth?

• 90 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 25.3 degrees

• Dancer

The spinning of Earth around its axis that causes day and night is called

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Axial rotation

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In the moon phases, which word means "getting smaller"?

• Gibbous

• Waxing

• Waning

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In the moon phases, which word means "getting bigger"?

• Crescent

• waxing

• waning

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The first and third quarter moon looks like a

• full moon

• half moon

• quarter moon

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Where does the moon get its light from?

• Earth

• Sun

• It has its own light

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What causes tides in the Earth's oceans?

• The pull of Earth's gravity

• The pull of moon's gravity

• large storms

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