Earth's Rotation and Revolution Quiz

What is the term for when an object spins on its axis?

• Revolves

• Orbits

• Rotates

• Tilts

What does the earth's rotation give us?

• Seasons

• Day and night

• Tides

• Moon phases

What is the term for when an object circles or moves around another object?

• Rotates

• Revolves

• Tilts

• Directs

What is the path called that an object takes as it revolves around another object?

• Axis

• Orbit

• Hemisphere

• Tilt

What is an invisible rod that passes through the center of the earth?

• Orbit

• Hemisphere

• Axis

• Sunlight

At what degree is the earth tilted on its axis?

• 15 degrees

• 23 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

What divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Axis

• Equator

• Orbit

• Sunlight

What causes the different seasons on Earth?

• The earth's rotation

• The earth's revolution and tilt

• The moon's phases

• The sun's distance

What is the term for sunlight that hits the earth directly?

• Indirect Sunlight

• Direct Sunlight

• Reflected Sunlight

• Filtered Sunlight

What is the term for sunlight that bounces off a surface?

• Direct Sunlight

• Indirect Sunlight

• Reflected Sunlight

• Filtered Sunlight