Ohio Earth Science

The movement of Earth around its axis is called

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Spin

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The movement of Earth around the sun is called

• Spin

• Tilt

• Revolution

• Orbit

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Name of the elongated path of Earth as it revolves around the sun

• Orbit

• Tilt

• Spin

• Axis

are the reasons for the seasons.

• Earth's tilt and revolution

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's rotation and revolution

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What moon phase does the moon have to be in for a lunar eclipse to occur?

• 1st quarter

• Full moon

• 3rd quarter

• New moon

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The darker shadow where a total eclipse would occur

• umbra

• lunar

• solar

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When the Earth cast a shadow on the Moon

• umbra

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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What is the primary reason for the changing seasons on Earth?

• Earth's distance from the Sun

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• Earth's rotation speed

• Earth's orbit shape

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Which layer of the Earth is composed mostly of liquid iron and nickel?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Fossil