Rotation and Revolution Review

Categorize the following as Rotation of Revolution.

Groups:

(a) Rotation

,

(b) Revolution

• The process leading to a year

• The process leading to a day in about 24 hours on Earth

• One side of the world has daytime, the other has nighttime

• The seasons change as the earth orbits around the Sun

• The Earth spins tilted on its axis.

• The Earth orbits around the Sun

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What causes the seasons?

• The changing distance between the Earth and Sun as the Earth Revolves around the Sun

• The changing angle of the Earth's tilt relative to the Sun as the Earth Revolves

• The changing angle of the Earth's tilt relative to the Sun as the Earth Rotates

Answer explanation

The seasons are caused by the changing angle of the Earth's tilt relative to the Sun as the Earth revolves around it, not by distance or rotation. This tilt affects sunlight distribution, leading to seasonal changes.

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Which event is usually on March 20th?

• Summer Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Winter Solstice

Answer explanation

The Vernal Equinox, which occurs around March 20th, marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the point when day and night are approximately equal in length, unlike the Summer and Winter Solstices.

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Which movement of Earth causes day and night?

• rotation

• revolution

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If the earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?

• longer day

• shorter day

• same time,  24 hours

Foucault's pendulum appears to change the direction of swing throughout the day.

• Rotation

• Revolution

What would happen if the Earth did not rotate?

• There would be no gravity.

• There would be no seasons.

• One side of the Earth would always be day and the other always night.

• The Earth would not have an atmosphere.

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If the Earth were to spin around the axis twice as slow as it does right now, what would happen?

• The day would be twice as long and the night would be half as long.

• The day would be half as long and the night would be twice as long.

• The day would be twice as long and the night would be twice as long.

• The day would be half as long and the night would be half as long.

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

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• double axis

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The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5

• 25.3

• 30.2

• 24