Earth Motion

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt & rotation

• Earth's tilt & revolution

• Earth's rotation & rovolution

• Earth's tilt & resolution

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Why is the circumference of the Earth greatest at the equator?

• The Earth was once flat.

• Centrifugal force of the rotating Earth.

• Gravity forces poles "downward."

• It had a large breakfast.

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5

• 25.3

• 30.2

• 24

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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The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox

• axis

• solar eclipse

• solar flare

What is an Equinox

• Full tilt toward sun

• Full tilt away from sun

• Shortest day

• Equal day and night

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How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29.5 days

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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The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

• tide

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

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