Earth's Motion and Seasons

_______ is the spinning of an object around an axis

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Season

The movement of one object around another is called a ____.

• Rotation

• Equinox

• Revolution

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The Earth's rotation is caused by _____ from when the Earth formed.

• Pressure

• Inertia

• Rotation

The Earth makes 1 complete rotation in _________.

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 52 weeks

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Why does the sun rise in the East?

• Because of Atmosphere changes

• Earth rotates towards the East

Earth makes a complete rotation in 24 hours, this causes...

• Daytime

• Nighttime

• All of the above

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun? (1 complete revolution)

• 24 hours

• 365.25 days

• 24 days

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How many miles does Earth travel in its orbit each day?

• 67,000 miles

• 365.25 miles

• 1,600,000 miles

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The Earth's seasons are caused by the _____ of the Earth on its axis

• tilt

• revolution

• equinox

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What is the tilt of the Earth in degrees?

• 90 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 180 degrees