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- 1. Multiple Choice
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation around it's axis?
24 hours
12 hours
6 hours
- 2. Multiple Choice
Choose ALL the correct statements from the list below. There may be more than one.
It takes 365 days for the Earth to revolve once around the sun.
The Earth completes a rotation on its axis every 12 hours.
The Earth's axis is tilted.
The Sun orbits the Earth in a clockwise direction.
The rotation of the Earth makes it appear as if the Sun is moving across the sky.
- 3. Multiple Choice
If Earth was not tilted, what statement would be correct?
The seasons are unaffected.
The seasons are reversed.
There are no seasons.
- 4. Multiple Choice
How long does it take the Earth to do the revolution movement?
365 days
24 hours
24 hours + 6 hours
28 days
- 5. Multiple Choice
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.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What happens to our day and night hours on June 21st (Summer Solstice)?
Days are shorter and nights are longer.
Days and nights are 12 hours.
We probably have eclipses.
Days are longer and nights are shorter.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe spinning of an object on its axis is called______orbitrotationrevolutiontide
- 8. Multiple Choice
Day and night is caused by the . . .revolution of Earth around the Sunorbit of Earth around the Moonrotation of earth on its axis.rotation of the Moon on it's axis - 9. Multiple ChoiceSunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this area doesn't experience seasons.north polesouth poleequatoraxis
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a revolution?standing stillspinning in place about an axisbouncing to another objectone object moving around another object
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is rotation?standing stillbouncing in placespinning in place about an axisan object moving around another object
- 12. Multiple Choice
As a calendar year only has 365 days, there is a _____________ every four years. We add an extra day to the month of February.
Leap year
Equinoxes
Solstices
Month year
- 13. Multiple Choice
Day and night are caused by movement of...
The Sun
The Earth
- 14. Multiple Choice
The seasons are...
Winter, summer, autumn and hotter
Summer, spring, tuna and snow
Spring, summer, autumn and winter
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Night happens because one side of the Earth is facing away from the Sun.
True
False
- 16. Multiple Choice
How long does the Earth take to complete an orbit around the Sun?
1 year
24 hours
- 17. Multiple Choice
What are the consequences of revolution and the tilt of our planet?
Day and de night
Seasons
Shadows
- 18. Multiple Choice
The Earth’s rotation and revolution happen at the same time.
True
False
- 19. Multiple Choice
All the planets take the same time to complete an orbit around the Sun.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
The summer happens when…
the hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.
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