Movements of the Earth & Moon

As a calendar year only has 365 days, there is a _____________ every four years. We add an extra day to the month of February.

• Month year

• Day year

• Leap Year

How long does it take Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?

• 1 year

• 1 day

• 365 1/4 days

• 24 hours

____________ is an imaginary line that runs through the Earth from the North to South pole.

• Axis

• Orbit

• Equator

• Rotate

What is the path that a planet follows around the Sun?

• Rotation

• Equator

• Orbit

• Axis

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation around it's axis?

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

• 6 hours

The Earth’s rotation and revolution happen at the same time.

• True

• False

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Earth spinning on its axis is an example of

• Rotation

• Revolution

Without the tilt of Earth's axis, we would not have ________

• Day and night

• Years

• Seasons

• The moon

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What is the path that a planet follows around the Sun?

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• inclination

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What shape is Earth's orbit?

• elipse

• oval

• circle

• triangle

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