Earth Movements

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis once?

• 24 hours

• 24.25 hours

• 365 days

• 365.25 days

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• double axis

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Day and night is caused by the ______________

• revolution of Earth around the Sun

• orbit of Earth around the Moon

• rotation of earth on its axis.

• rotation of the Moon on it's axis

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What causes the sun to look like it is rising in the east and setting in the west?

• moon's orbit

• sun's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation

What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?

• orbit

• axis

• equator

• latitude

The time taken by the Earth to complete one revolution is ____________

• 365.25 days

• Day

• 24 hours

• Hour

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The MOON REVOLVES around the:

• Sun

• Earth

• The Moon doesn't revolve

• The Earth and Sun 

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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On which of the following days the day and night are of equal duration throughout the world?

• 28th March and 21st September

• 21st March and 23rd September

• 21st June and 23rd December

• 23rd March and 22nd December

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