Ch1 L2 Earth in Space

Earth is closest to the sun when it is summer in the

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

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In June, there are fewer hours of daylight and less direct sunlight in the

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

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When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is winter in the

• equator

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

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Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun is called a(n)

• winter solstice

• summer solstice

• rotation

• equinox

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Earth has ______ because its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun.

• tilted axis

• no axis

• straight axis

• curved axis

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Earth's ______ causes day and night.

• rotation

• revolution

• tilted axis

• orbit

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Earth's orbit is a slightly elongated circle, or ______.

• circle

• oval

• ellipse

• sphere

One revolution of Earth around the sun is called a(n) ______.

• day

• year

• month

• hour

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The most common ______ in use today is divided into years, months, and days.

• calendar

• clock

• timer

• schedule

The ______ occurs around March 21 in the Southern Hemisphere.

• winter solstice

• summer solstice

• equinox

• rotation

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