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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is an example of rotation
When the Earth spins once on it's axis
When the Earth goes around the sun
When the moon goes around the Earth
When the sun moves closer to the Earth
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is an example of revolution?
When the Earth spins once on its axi
When the Earth goes around the sun
When it changes from day to night
When the sun moves closer tot he Earth
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the axis of the Earth?
The average distance between Earth and the sun
The time it takes the Earth to travel around the sun once
The imaginary line form pole to pole around which the Earth spins
The latitude on the Earth which is receiving the most direct sunlight
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of these takes one day to complete?
1 rotation of the Earth?
1 revolution of the Earth
1 rotation of the sun
1 revolution of the sun
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these takes one year to complete?
1 rotation of the Earth?
1 revolution of the Earth
1 rotation of the sun
1 revolution of the sun
- 6. Multiple Choice
When is Earth closest to the sun?
January
March
July
November
- 7. Multiple Choice
When it is winter here in the northern hemisphere, what season is it it Australia, in the the southern hemisphere?
Summer
Winter
Spring
Fall
- 8. Multiple Choice
When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, which area has the most hours of daylight?
The arctic circle
The tropic of cancer
The tropic of capricorn
The antarctic circle
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which part of the Earth does not see a change in the seasons?
The arctic and antarctic circles
The tropics of capricorn and cancer
The equator
All areas on Earth see seasons, but not at the same time
- 10. Multiple Choice
The equator gets more direct sunlight and the poles receive less. This means that...
The poles are warmer than the equator
The equator will always have longer days than the poles
The equator is warmer than the poles
The poles have less extreme seasons
- 11. Multiple Choice
On the summer solstice...
we have the shortest day of the year
we have an equal amount of day and night
we have the longest day of the year
The Earth is closest to the sun
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is an equinox?
When the Earth is farthest from the sun
When we have the longest night of the year
When Earth is closest to the sun
When we have an equal length of day and night
- 13. Multiple Choice
During the summer our hemisphere is...
closest to the sun
tilted toward the sun
farthest from the sun
tilted away from the sun
- 14. Multiple Choice
During the winter our hemisphere is...
closest to the sun
tilted toward the sun
farthest from the sun
tilted away from the sun
- 15. Multiple Choice
At which location is it winter in the northern hemisphere?
Location 1
Location 2
Location 3
Location 4
- 16. Multiple Choice
At which location are both the northern and southern hemispheres receiving equal amounts of sunlight?
Location 1
Location 2
Location 3
All of the above
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which hemisphere is getting more direct sunlight at location 1?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
- 18. Multiple Choice
At what point is the Earth closest to the sun
Aphelion
The solstice
Perihelion
The equinox
- 19. Multiple Choice
At what point is the Earth farthest to the sun
Aphelion
The solstice
Perihelion
The equinox
- 20. Multiple Choice
If a planet is more tilted that Earth, what will their seasons be like?
Their seasons will be more mild
Their seasons will be more extreme
Their seasons will be the same
Their seasons will vary depending on how close to the sun they are
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