Sun Quiz

How long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation?

• 24 seconds

• 24 hours

• 365 days

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How does the Earth revolve around the sun?

• It revolves with its axis pointing straight up and down.

• It revolves with its axis pointing directly at the sun.

• It revolves with its axis on a tilt.

• It revolves with its axis pointing outward, away from the sun.

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On what night will the North Pole experience 24 hours of night?

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Spring Equinox

• Fall Equinox

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The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere is the______.

• Winter Solstice

• Summer Solstice

• Spring Equinox

• Winter Equinox

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The yearly orbit around the sun is called its _________.

• rotation

• tilt

• revolution

• eclipse

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People once believed that all planets and stars orbited around the _____, but today we know that it is the __________.

• Venus, Sun

• Earth, Sun

• Earth, Mars

• Sun, Earth

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Why do parts of the Earth experience seasonal changes?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun and its tilt on its axis

• the Sun's rotation on its axis

• the Sun's revolution around Earrh

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What season is Earth closest to the sun?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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In which model do the planets revolve around the sun?

• Ptolemy's model

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

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The sun's gravity helps?

• keep the moon in orbit around the Earth

• keep the Earth in orbit around the sun

• to shape the Earth as a sphere

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