Quiz about Earth's Motion Around the Sun

Question 1

About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?

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29 days

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7 days

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365 days

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20 days

Question 2

Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?

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because it rotates and revolves at the same rate

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because the phases change

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because half of the moon always receives sunlight

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The moon changes positions

Question 3

The perioed of one rotation of earth is known as

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Earth day

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Sun day

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Moon day

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None of the above

Question 4

Motion of the earth on its axis in about 24 hours is called

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Rotation

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Revolution

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Both a and b

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None of the above

Question 5

Motion of the earth around the sun is called

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Revolution

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Rotation

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Both a and b

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None of the above

Question 6

When do longest day and shortest night occure in northern hemisphere

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21 june

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23 September

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22 December

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21 march

Question 7

When do equinoxes occure on earth

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21 march

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22 December

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21 june

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21 February

Question 8

What angle is earths tilt at

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23.5

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6

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990

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29.6

Question 9

How many seasons are there

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4

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20

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1

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none

Question 10

The Earth's movement (revolution) around the sun causes _________

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seasons

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heating

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atmosphere

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years

Question 11

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

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Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 12

What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing in the photo?

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Winter

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Fall

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Spring

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Summer

Question 13

The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called

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revolution

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rotation

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ellipse

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tilt

Question 14

Earth's rotation axis is always titled in the same direction.

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True

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False

Question 15

What season is shown for the norther hemisphere?

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summer

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winter

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spooky

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Season 7 of Survivor

Question 16

Why is the Equator warmest?

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Because it receives the most direct sunlight

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Because it is closest to the sun

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Because no clouds form here

Question 17

Day and night on Earth is caused by

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Earth's rotation on it's axis

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The tilt of Earth's axis

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Earth's revolution around the sun

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Eclipses

Question 18

Earth's rotation takes about

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24 hours

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365 days

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6 months

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1 month

Question 19

This picture shows Earth's

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Revolution

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Rotation

Question 20

This is the imaginary line that intersects the Earth through both the North and South Poles

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Axis

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Equator

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Fault line

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Latitude

Question 21

What is "rotation"?

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Spinning

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Jumping to a new place

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Running in place

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Going completely around something

Question 22

What is "revolve" or "revolution"?

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Go complete around something

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Staying in place

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Spinning for hours

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Tossing something into the air

Question 23

Earth revolves around the sun every

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365.25 days

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365 days

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24 hours

Question 24

The sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West because

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Earth rotates from West to East (counterclockwise)

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Earth rotates from East to West (clockwise)

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Earth revolves counterclockwise

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Earth revolves clockwise

Question 25

When the sun appears farthest north of the equator once each year and farthest south once each year

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Solstice

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Revolution

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Equinox

Question 26

Halfway between the solstices, day and night are about 12 hours each.

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Equinox

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Prime Meridian

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Solstice

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Equator

Question 27

The major ways Earth moves in space

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Revolution

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Rotation

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Solstice

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Orbit

Question 28

What causes seasons?

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The axis

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The revolution around the sun

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The equator

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Solstices

Question 29

How many equinoxes are there?

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2

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4

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8

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12

Question 30

How many solstices are there?

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2

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12

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6

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8

Question 31

What date is the Winter Solstice?

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December 21

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Novemer 12

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August 13

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January 18

Question 32

When is the Autumn Equinox?

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September 22

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March 21

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June 21

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October 21

Question 33

When is the Vernal (spring) equinox?

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March 21

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April 21

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April 1

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May 5

Question 34

When is the summer solstice?

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June 21

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July 4

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May 30

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August 26

Question 35

When it's summer in the Northern hemisphere it is __________ in the Southern Hemisphere

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winter

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spring

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summer

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fall

Question 36

When it's spring in the Northern Hemisphere it is ________________ in the Southern Hemisphere

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fall

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spring

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summer

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winter

Question 37

When one hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun it experiences more direct rays from the Sun that strike Earth at higher angles (closer to 90 degrees) causes ______________ temperatures.

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warmer

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cooler

Question 38

When one hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun it experiences ____________ rays from the Sun that strike Earth at lower angles cause cooler temperatures

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indirect

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direct

Question 39

A solstice is an event that happens twice each year when the Sun reaches its ____________position in the sky as seen from the North or South Pole.

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highest

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lowest

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eastern

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northern

Question 40

An equinox occurs twice a year when the Earth's tilt is _____________ to the Sun and both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres receive approximately the same amount of energy and daylight hours.

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parallel

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perpendicular

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next to

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behind

Question 41

Which position would the northern hemisphere experience summer?

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Position C

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Position A

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Position B

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Position D

Question 42

Which position would the northern hemisphere experience spring?

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Position B

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Position A

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Position C

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Position D

Question 43

Which position would the southern hemisphere experience spring?

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Position B

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Position A

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Position C

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Position D

Question 44

The event pictured at number 4, in the northern hemisphere, is the

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summer solstice

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winter solstice

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autumnal equinox

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vernal equinox

Question 45

The events labeled 1 and 3 are called

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equinoxes

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solstices

Question 46

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

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Rotation is the spin of the Earth. Revolution is the orbit of the Earth around the sun.

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Revolution is the spin of the Earth. Rotation is the orbit of the Earth around the sun.

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Rotation is the spin of the Earth. Revolution is how Earth orvits around other planets.

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