Earth's rotation and revolution

How many hours does it take for Earth to spin on it's own axis to form a day?

• 24

• 16

• 12

• 25

Earth takes ___ days to make a full revolution around the sun.

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What is the side of the Earth facing the Sun experiencing?

• Day

• Summer

• Night

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The Earth is tilted at a certain angle. At which angle is it tilted?

• 15 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 21 degrees

• 25.3 degrees

If the Earth wasn't tilted at an angle, we would experience the same ______ all year long.

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What do you think would happen if the Earth started rotating on it's axis faster?

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The places on Earth that get the most exposure to the Sun are the ones on the equator and closer to the equator.

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

The answer is yes. There is an invisible line around the earth that separates the northern and the southern hemisphere called an equator. As you can see in the picture, the Sun's rays reach the equator first, all the places where the equator runs through, get the most heat from the sun.

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What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing in this picture?

• Winter

• Summer

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What do you think would happen if the Earth's axis was tilted to 90 degrees?

Answer explanation

During summer, one hemisphere would experience sunlight 24 hours of sunlight every day for months while the other once experiences darkness. Seasons would be extreme, an extremely hot summer and an extremely cold winter. The pole experiencing summer would melt.

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What did you learn in this topic that was the most an interesting and intriguing for you?

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