El 2 Earth Moon and Sun Test

What causes the day and night cycle on Earth?

• Earth tilting on an axis

• Earth spinning on its axis

• the sun revolving around earth

• Earth revolving around the Sun

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How long does it take the Earth to rotate?

• 365.25 Days

• 1 year

• 24 hours

• 31 days

Another way of saying a planet spins on its axis is said to

• rotate

• revolve

• orbit

• eclipse

The tilt and revolution of Earth around the sun causes

• seasons

• time of day

• phases

• night time

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The diagram shows the Earth at different positions based on its season. How long would it take the Earth to return to the same position (equinox September) in its orbit?

• one week

• one year

• one day

• one month

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The diagram shows the Earth at different positions based on its season. When it is in the June Solstice, what statement below is true?

• It is winter in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

• It is summer in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

• It is winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere

• It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere

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Why does the Northern hemisphere have fewer hours of daylight in January compared to June.

• We have more clouds in the winter time

• This part of Earth is tilted away from the sun during winter

• The distance between Earth and the moon is greater during the winter months

• The sun does not have as much heat in the winter months

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When it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is what in the Southern?

• Fall

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

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During North America's summer, the northern hemisphere tilts ____ the sun.

• towards

• away from

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In what season do we see the longest amount of daylight hours in the year?

• Summer

• winter

• fall/autumn

• spring

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