Earth in Space Practice Test

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What season is being experienced in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Spring

• Fall

• Winter

• Summer

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Earth’s rotation takes about _____.

• 24 hours
• 28 days
• 365 days
• a month

The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the....

• axis
• equator
• solstice
• equinox

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

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• Tilt

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If you were on the side of the Earth closest to you (in the picture), what would you be experiencing?

• Summer solstice

• daytime

• Shortest night

• Equal day and night

How does the tilt of the Earth's axis affect how the Sun's rays strike the Earth?

• The part tilted toward the Sun gets more direct rays and heats up more
• The part tilted away from the Sun gets more direct rays and heats up more
• The part tilted away from the Sun gets indirect rays and heats up more
• The part tilted toward the Sun gets indirect rays and cools down more

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• axis

• meridian

• time zone

• rotation

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The spinning of a planet on it's axis.

• rotation

• revolution

Which of the following conditions is NOT affected by the tilt of Earth's axis?

• temperature

• daylight hours

• midnight sun

• gravity