Orbit and Rotation

What causes earth's seasons?

• being really close or really far away from the sun

• the sun getting brighter and dimmer

• earth's tilt and position around the sun

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What unit of time on Earth is based on the revolution of the Earth around the sun?

• a year

• a month

• a day

• a leap year

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How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?

• 360 and 1/4 days.

• 362 and 1/4 days.

• I'm not sure.

• 365 and 1/4 days.

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The Foucault pendulum is proof of Earth's

• revolution around the sun

• revolution around its axis

• rotation around the sun

• rotation around its axis

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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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 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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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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