Quiz about Earth's Motion

Question 1

Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis.

Accepted Answer

Rotation

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Revolution

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Kepler's Laws

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Precession

Question 2

Which type of motion causes night / day?

Accepted Answer

Rotation

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Revolution

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Kepler's 1st Law

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Nutation

Question 3

Which term describes the time it takes for Earth to complete one circle around the sun.

Accepted Answer

Revolution

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Rotation

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Kepler's 1st Law

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Barycenter

Question 4

Lasts 365 days

Accepted Answer

Revolution

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Rotation

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Nutation

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Precession

Question 5

Lasts 24 hours

Accepted Answer

Rotation

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Revolution

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Precession

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Barycenter

Question 6

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

Accepted Answer

rotation

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orbit

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revolution

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tide

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

rotation

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revolution

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orbit

Question 8

The earth orbits around...

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the sun.

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the moon

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other planets

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the Milky Way

Question 9

What are the reasons for the seasons?

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt and revolution.

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Earth's tilt and rotation.

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Earth's rotation and revolution.

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Earth's tilt and resolution

Question 10

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 11

What season is letter A?

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Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 12

What is letter B's Equinox date?

Accepted Answer

September 21

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June 21

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December 21

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March 21

Question 13

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Fall

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Summer

Question 14

What season is March 21st?

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Spring

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Fall

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Summer

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Winter

Question 15

The earth rotates every

Accepted Answer

24 hours

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15 hours

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365 days

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hour

Question 16

How many weeks in a revolution?

Accepted Answer

52

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67

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32

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77

Question 17

What does the tilt of the earth cause?

Accepted Answer

Seasons

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heating

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Atmosphere

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Years

Question 18

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

Accepted Answer

23.5

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25.3

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30.2

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24

Question 19

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

Accepted Answer

Northern hemisphere

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Southern hemisphere

Question 20

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

Accepted Answer

It is winter.

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It is summer.

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It is spring.

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It is fall.

Question 21

The term equinox means....

Accepted Answer

equal amount of day light and equal amount of night

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Equal amount of winter and summer

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Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone

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The longest day of the year

Question 22

What is the longest day of the year?

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

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winter solstice

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fall equinox

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spring equinox

Question 23

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

Accepted Answer

tilt of the earth's axix

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distance from the sun

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rotation of the earth

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change in solar output

Question 24

Why is the Equator warmest?

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Because it receives the most direct sunlight

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Because it is closest to the sun.

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Because no clouds form here.

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Because it is far from the sun

Question 25

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 26

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

Accepted Answer

Spring

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Winter

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Summer

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Fall

Question 27

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

Accepted Answer

Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 28

When the hours of daylight and darkness are equal everywhere on Earth, the following occurs

Accepted Answer

equinox

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solstice

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summer

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eclipse

Question 29

Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees on its axis

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true

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false

Question 30

The shortest  day of the year in North America is the

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winter solstice

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New Year

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summer solstice

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equinox

Question 31

At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?

Accepted Answer

Northern hemisphere

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Southern hemisphere

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East hemisphere

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West hemisphere

Question 32

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

Accepted Answer

Northern hemisphere

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Southern hemisphere

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Eastern hemisphere

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Western hemisphere

Question 33

As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 34

What is letter B's Equinox date?

Accepted Answer

September 21

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June 21

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December 21

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March 21

Question 35

What time of the year is the Earth slightly closer to the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere?

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in the winter

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in the summer

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in the fall

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in the spring

Question 36

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

Accepted Answer

foci

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aphelion

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perihelion

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axis

Question 37

Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)

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ellipse

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circle

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focus

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perihelion

Question 38

Where is the planet moving faster

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Position A to B

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Position B to C

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Position H to I

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Position I to J

Question 39

Where is the planet moving faster

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Position A to B

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Position B to C

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Position H to I

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Position I to J

Question 40

Because the earth revolves around the sun on a tilted axis...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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we have seasons

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we see different constellations in the sky different times of year

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the vertical ray of the sun travels from 23.5N to 23.5S

Question 41

As the Earth travels around the Sun from March Equinox to June Solstice, the amount of solar energy that the Northern Hemisphere receives ___.

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increases

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decreases

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remains the same

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becomes zero

Question 42

What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?

Accepted Answer

counterclockwise

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clockwise

Question 43

Where does the sun rise?

Accepted Answer

East

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North

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South

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West

Question 44

Where does the sun rise?

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East

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North

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South

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West

Question 45

Where does the sun set?

Accepted Answer

West

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North

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South

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East

Question 46

When does the sun create the longest shadows?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Summer

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Spring

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Fall

Question 47

In the winter, the days are ________ and the nights are ________.

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shorter, longer

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longer, shorter

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cold, hot

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rainy, sunny

Question 48

The Earth's orbit around the Sun is in the shape of a/an

Accepted Answer

ellipse.

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circle.

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eclipse.

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sphere.

Question 49

The Heliocentric model is the belief that the _______ is at the center of our solar system..

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Earth

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Moon

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Comet

Question 50

The geocentric model is the theory that the ____________is the center of our solar system..

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Sun

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moon

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comet

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