sun and earth

Why do we have a day that is 24 hours long?

• The Earth's axis tilts away from the Sun and then back again after 24 hours.

• It takes the Sun 24 hours to revolve around the Earth.

• It takes Earth 24 hours to revolve once around the Sun.

• It takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate once.

Day and night is caused by the ___________ of Earth.

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit path

• reflection

What is it called the longest night of the year?

• Equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

Earth is tilted as it revolves around the sun which gives us seasons. Which season would it be in North America at letter D?

• Summer
• Spring
• Winter
• Fall

Earth's spinning motion is called

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Leap Year

The inner planets are small, dense, and have rocky surfaces

• False

• True

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, what season do you have in August?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

What is it called when the day of the year experiences the maximum intensity of the sun's rays and has the most hours of sunlight?

• summer solstice

• Equinox

• winter solstice

What season would be experienced in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

What would you find on the surface of the Moon?

• forests

• oceans

• craters

• glaciers