Rotation, Revolution, and Earth's Tilt

The Earth makes one complete revolution of the Sun in...

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 28 days

• 365.25 days

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The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called...

• rotation

• revolution

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The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation

• revolution

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These two things cause seasons on Earth are....

• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

  &

  the Earth's tilt

• the rotation of the Earth around the Sun

  &

  Earth's tilt

• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

  &

  Earth's rotation

• the rotation of the Earth on its axis

  &

  Earth's tilt

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What causes day and night on Earth?

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• the Moon's orbit of Earth

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Which hemisphere is having summer in this diagram?

• the Northern Hemisphere

• the Southern Hemisphere

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What forces keep Earth in orbit around the sun?

• Gravity and Mass

• Mass and Distance

• Gravity and Inertia

• Inertia and Mass

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One rotation of the Earth takes..

• one hour

• one year

• twenty-four hours

• one week

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What divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• the equator

• its axis

• day and night

• its rotation

When the Southern Hemisphere has the first day of fall, the Northern Hemisphere has the first day of....

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

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