Earth, Moon, and Sun

The Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

• revolution
• rotation
• retrograde rotation
• orbit

The time it takes a planet to make one complete trip around the Sun is called what?

• period of revolution
• day
• axis
• period of rotation

Day and night are caused by...

• the tides
• the tilt of the Earth's axis
• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• the rotation of the Earth on its axis

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• The tilt of the Earth's axis
• The tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• the distance of the Earth from the sun

What season does A represent?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter 
• Spring

What season does B represent?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter 
• Spring

What season does A represent?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter 
• Spring

What season does B represent?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter 
• Spring

When the South pole is tilted towards the Sun, it is...

• Summer in both hemispheres
• Winter in both hemispheres
• Summer in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter in the Southern Hemisphere
• Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere

The phases of the moon, eclipses, and tides are caused by...

• the position of the Sun
• The position of the Earth, moon, and Sun
• the position of the moon
• the position of the Earth