Earth's Rotations

If Earth rotated slower, we would have...

• shorter days.

• longer days.

• shorter years.

• longer years.

The right side of this illustration represents...

• ...night.

• ...winter.

• ...summer.

• ...fall.

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What direction does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• west to east

• north to south

• east to west

• south to north

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which statement correctly describes the sun's apparent movement across the sky?

• as earth spins on its axis, it makes the sun appear to move across the sky?

• as the sun spins around earth, it moves across the sky

• earth rotates 24 hrs, making the sun appear move across the sky.

• the sun rotates around the earth every 12 hours, making the sun appear to move across the sky

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The earth is tilted on its _____

• line

• equator

• axis

• core

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When the sun is just above the East horizon, which of the following is true?

• Sunset will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunrise occurred within the last 6 hours.

• Sunrise will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunset occurred within the last 6 hours.

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In the morning, the Sun is low in the sky and by noon the Sun is much higher in the sky because

• the Sun has increased its temperature

• Earth has rotated on its axis

• the Sun has turned to face the Earth

• the Earth has moved closer to the Sun

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The change from day time to night time, and back again, is caused by

• the position of the Moon

• the movement of the tides

• the brightness of the Sun

• the rotation of the Earth

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The process of Earth spinning on its axis is referred to as

• revolution

• ionization

• rotation

• ellipse

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The rotation of Earth is responsible for day and night

• true

• false

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