Earth's Orbit and Rotation

What causes day and night?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• the sun's rotation

• the moon's shadow

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Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• the sun's rotation

• movement of the stars

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How long does it take for the Earth to do one rotation on its axis?

• 60 seconds

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 1 light year

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How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?

• 325.0 days

• 365.25 days

• 1 month

• 24 hours

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When the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days

• 7

• 30

• 91

• 365

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The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

• revolution

• rotation

• precession

• gyration

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In spring/summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards

• Neither away or toward

• away

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What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of year?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• movement of the stars

• none of these

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What does this Foucault pendulum provide evidence for?

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the movement of the stars

• the orbit of the Earth around the sun

• none of these

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What causes the need for time zones?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• sun dials

• shadows