How does the Earth move?

What is the axis?

• An imaginary line that wraps around the Earth's equator.

• An imaginary line that separates time zones on the Earth.

• An imaginary line that passes through the Earth's poles.

• An imaginary line that Earth follows around the sun.

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What does rotation mean?

• The action of spinning on an axis.

• The action of moving around an object.

• The action of remaining stationary.

• The action of moving backwards.

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The earth ____________ on it's axis.

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What is it called when an object moves in an ellipse or circle around another object?

• Rotation

• Resolving

• Reabsorption

• Revolution

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What is it called when neither pole is facing the Sun?

• Solar Eclipse

• Solstice

• Equilateral

• Equinox

If summer is occurring in the the northern hemisphere, what season is occurring in the southern hemisphere?

• Spring

• Fall

• Autumn

• Winter

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If the Earth's Northern hemisphere is facing the Sun, which season is occurring?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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What do we call it when either of the Earth's poles is facing the sun?

• Solar Eclipse

• Solstice

• Equilateral

• Equinox

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During a summer solstice we experience the _______________ day of the year.

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What causes seasons on the Earth?

• Solstices

• Equinox

• The Earth's tilt

• The rotation of the Earth

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