Rotation, Revolution, and Seasons

On March 21, at which location in New York State would sunrise occur first?

• Riverhead

• Massena

• Buffalo

• Syracuse

The map below shows a portion of the Middle East. Points A, B, C, D, and X are locations on Earth's surface.

When it is 10:00 a.m. solar time at location X, at which location is 11:00 a.m. solar time being observed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Seasonal changes on Earth are primarily caused by the

• parallelism of the Sun's axis as the Sun revolves around Earth

• changes in distances between the Sun and Moon

• elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun

• tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the Sun

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During which Northern Hemisphere season is Earth closest to the Sun?

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

• Autumn

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Which planet's day (period of rotation) is longer than its year (period of revolution)?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

The constellation Pisces changes position during a night, as shown in the diagram below.

Which motion is mainly responsible for this change in position?

• revolution of Earth around the Sun

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• revolution of Pisces around the Sun

• rotation of Pisces on its axis

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To an observer in New York State, the duration of daylight increases continuously from

• March 1 to May 1

• June 1 to August 1

• September 1 to November 1

• December 1 to February 1

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Which statement best describes Earth's approximate rates of rotation and revolution?

• Earth's rotation rate is 15°/hour and its revolution rate is 1°/day.

• Earth's rotation rate is 1°/hour and its revolution rate is 15°/day.

• Earth's rotation rate is 24°/hour and its revolution rate is 360°/day

• Earth's rotation rate is 360°/hour and its revolution rate is 24°/day.

The diagram below shows a large pendulum in motion over an 8-hour period.

What is the main reason the pendulum appears to change its direction of swing over time?

• tilt of Earth on its axis

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• revolution of Earth in its orbit

• speed of Earth in its orbit

The best evidence of Earth's rotation is provided by the

• shape of Earth's orbit

• shape of the Milky Way galaxy

• changes in the total yearly duration of insolation at a location on Earth

• apparent changes in the direction of swing of a Foucault pendulum