Science

Which type of motion involves the Earth moving around its axis?

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Orbit

Which type of motion involves the Earth moving around the Sun?

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Orbit

Either of the two days of the year on which the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator is:

• Solstice
• Equinox

What does Earth's revolution cause?

• Day/Night
• Months
• Years

Which way does the Earth rotate?

• Clockwise
• Counterclockwise

Where do the sun's rays typically strike most directly?

• Equator
• Poles
• Temperate zones

Earth makes 365 revolutions around the sun in 1 year.

• True
• False

The months in our calendar are roughly based off of Earth's rotations.

• True
• False

List the season North America is experiencing at point D.

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

I chose that season because _____________________.

• Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
• Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.
• North America is facing the sunlight.
• North America is not facing the sunlight.