Earth's Days, Years, and Seasons

The spinning of Earth on its _____ is called rotation.

• axis

• top

• bottom

• side

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The spinning of Earth on its axis is called ____________.

• rotation

• orbit

• flip

• turn

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The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called an orbit, or _____________.

• revolution

• rotation

• day

• month

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As Earth revolves around the sun, its axis always points toward the ________________.

• sun

• North Star

• South Star

• moon

Earth completes one rotation in ___________.

• 24 hours

• 1 month

• 1 year

• 12 hours

Earth’s axis is tilted at _______.

• 23.5°

• 90°

• 25.3°

• 45°

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The angle at which the sun’s rays strike each part of Earth’s surface __________ as Earth moves through its orbit

• changes

• remains constant

• bubbles

• cools

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The seasons are caused by Earth’s axial ____________________.

• tilt and orbit

• shift and movement

• juke and jive

• twist and shout

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At an equinox, the sun’s rays strike Earth at a ____ angle along the equator.

• 90°

• 360°

• 60°

• 85°

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Summer and winter begin on days called ____________.

• equinoxes

• solstices

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes

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