Earth’s Motion and Moon Quiz (Test on 1/25)

What is the angle of Earth's axis tilt?

• 23.5

• 35.5

• 36.2

• 4.1

What imaginary line does Earth rotate on?

• Rotation Axis

• Revolving Axis

• Spinning Axis

• Axis

Rotations are...

• A spinning motion

• A revolving motion

• A talking motion

• The gravitational field of the Earth

One Rotation gives us...

• Day and Night

• Seasons

• Years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Revolutions are...

• the motion of one object around another

• the motion of one object around it's axis

• the motion of one object around it's planetary neighbor

• the motion of one object around itself

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One revolution gives us...

• Years

• Seasons

• Day and Night

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth moves around the sun in a

• Clockwise

• Counterclockwise

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Orbits are...

• The path an object takes as it moves around another object

• The path an object takes as it rotates around another object

• The path an object takes around itself

• The path an object takes towards another object

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Earth's orbit is...

• Irregular

• Elliptical

• Spiral

Answer explanation

Elliptical means round and oval-shaped.

The Sun's _______ holds the Earth in its orbit.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4