Earth's Motion Quiz

What is the invisible line passing through the center of the Earth from North to South called?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Axis

What is the movement of the Earth that gives us day and night called?

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Tilt

• Rotation

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How long does the Earth take to complete one full orbit around the Sun?

• 30 days

• 1 year

• 24 hours

• 365 days

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What causes different parts of the Earth's surface to receive different amounts of sunlight and heat?

• Orbit around the Earth

• Tilt of the Earth's axis

• Revolution around the Moon

• Rotation around the Sun

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What creates the pattern that leads to the changing of seasons?

• Tilt of the Earth's axis

• Rotation on its axis

• Revolution around the Moon

• Orbit around the Earth

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What is the season when the part of the world is leaning towards the Sun and it's warm with long days?

• Autumn

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

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If the Earth weren't tilted, what would happen to the seasons?

• They would disappear

• We would have the same season all year long

• They would become longer

• They would become shorter

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What is the demonstration with the globe and table lamp used to explain?

• Sun's revolution

• Sun's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation

What causes the motion of the Sun in the sky as observed from Earth?

• Motion of the Moon

• Motion of the Earth

• Motion of the stars

• Motion of the Sun

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What is at the center of the solar system?

• Mars

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

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