Rotation and Revolution

What is Earth's axis

• the imaginary line on which Earth revolves around

• the pole the intersects our Earth

• the imaginary line on which Earth rotates

24 hours is....

• The amount of time for Earth to make one rotation.

• The amount of time for Earth to make one revolution.

• The amount of time it takes to view the seasonal stars.

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Which city in the United States will experience a sunset first?

• Florida

• California

365.25 is the number.....

• of days that it takes for Earth to make a full rotation

• of days that it takes to see circumpolar stars

• of days that it takes for Earth to make one full revolution around the sun

What is Polaris?

• The North Pole

• The Northern Lights

• The North Star

Day and Night are caused by:

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Seasonal Stars

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How are circumpolar stars different from seasonal stars?

• They are only in the Northern Hemisphere

• They are visible all year around

• They are brighter

Which of the following is a celestial object?

• the moon

• the international space station

• a GPS sattellite

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Earth's Orbital Plane is:

• A flat surface containing circumpolar stars.

• A plane that contains all the stars in the universe.

• A flat plane that extends forever and contains Earth's orbit

What celestial object is the Earth orbiting in the picture on the left?

• the Sun

• the Moon

• Polaris

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