Characteristics of Earth, Moon, and Sun

Front

Which has craters? Options: Only the Earth, Only the Moon, Moon and Earth, Sun, Moon, and Earth

Back

Moon and Earth

Front

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

Back

rotation

Front

Day and night is caused by the . . .

Back

rotation of earth on its axis.

Front

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

Back

365 days

Front

As the Earth travels around the sun, the tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the. . .

Back

seasons

Front

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

Back

equator

Front

Which of the following is a consequence of the fact that the rotation and revolution periods of the moon are the same? Options: the moon keeps the same face turned toward the earth, the moon can never be seen from one hemisphere of the earth, all lunar phases can be seen from the earth, there are about 12 months per year

Back

the moon keeps the same face turned toward the earth

Front

Which of these have rocks? Earth, Moon, Sun, Sun and Moon, Moon and Earth, Earth only

Back

Moon and Earth

Front

What is a revolution?

Back

one object moving around another object

Front

What is rotation?

Back

spinning in place about an axis