Space

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation.
• Earth's rotation and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and resolution

What direction does the Earth's axis always point?

• West
• East
• North
• South

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of Earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

The earth revolves around...

• the sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

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

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 1/4 days
• 29.5 days

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

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

• north pole
• south pole
• equator

Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.

• seasons
• moon phases
• day and night
• weather

At location C, North America is experiencing Winter.  What is the correct sequence of seasons that would follow winter?

• spring, summer, autumn
• summer, spring, autumn
• spring, autumn, summer
• autumn, summer, spring