Earth Movements

What happens to our day and night hours on December 21st (Winter Solstice)?

• Days are longer and nights are shorter.

• Days and nights are 12 hours.

• We probably have eclipses.

• Days are shorter and nights are longer.

If Earth was not tilted, what statement would be correct?

• The seasons are unaffected.

• The seasons are reversed.

• There are no seasons.

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

What is a revolution?

• standing still
• spinning in place about an axis
• bouncing to another object
• one object moving around another object

How long does it take the Earth to do the revolution movement?

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 24 hours + 6 hours

• 28 days

The Night happens because one side of the Earth is facing away from the Sun.

• True

• False

Sunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this area doesn't experience seasons.

• north pole
• south pole
• equator
• axis

The summer happens when…

• the hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.

• the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.

All the planets take the same time to complete an orbit around the Sun.

• True

• False

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation around it's axis?

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

• 6 hours