Earth Revolution and Rotation

• No longer tilted on its axis

• Stopped rotating on its axis

• Took an additional month to orbit the Sun

• Revolved around the Sun in the opposite direction

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What 2 things cause seasons on Earth?

• Earth's tilt and orbit

• Winter and Fall

• Summer and Spring

• Sun and Moon

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If the earth didn't rotate on its axis.  What natural cycle would this affect?

• seasons
• tides
• day and night
• moon phases

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Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

• A
• B
• C
• D

If the earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?

• longer day
• shorter day
• same time,  24 hours

Earth's axis is tilted at - 

• 23.5 degrees
• 33.5 degrees
• 28 degrees
• 90 degrees

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The diagram shows the Earth's movement around its' axis. What is this diagram demonstrating? 

• day and night
• seasons

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Which answer correctly labels each letter as day and night? 

• X = night
  Y = day
• X = day
  Y = night

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Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

• Equator

• North Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

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Shadows growing longer and shorter are evidence of  ____________

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's tilt
• Earth's revolution
• Earth's weather

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