Openscied Earth in Space Review

Q. 

What season is cold and has short days and long nights.

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

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The longest day of the year is

• Spring Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Fall Equinox

• Winter Solstice

Spring starts on

• March 21

• June 21

• September 21

• December 21

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What happens to the length of day during autumn

• Long days and short nights

• Short days and long nights

• Equal days and equal nights

• Short day and short night

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What motion is responsible for day and night

• The rotation of earth

• The rotation of the moon

• The revolution of the Earth around the sun

• The revolution of the moon around the Earth

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What motion is responsible for the seasons?

• The rotation of the sun

• The rotation of the Earth

• The tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the sun

• How near or far the Earth is from the sun

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What results from the movement of the moon around Earth?

• Night and day

• the seasons

• comets

• phases of the moon

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What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

• Rotation is the Earth spinning on its axis. Revolution is the Earth circling around the Sun.

• Rotation is the Earth circling around the Sun and revolution is the Earth spinning on its axis.

• There is no difference and they are the same.

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What is gravity?

• A type of cloud

• A force that causes objects to repel each other.

• A force that causes objects to attract each other.

• A large celestial object, such as a planet or a star

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The sun's gravity helps...

• keep the moon orbiting earth

• keep the earth orbiting the sun

• keep the sun orbiting earth

• Keep your hat on your head.

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