GeoScience Unit 1 Part 2

What is the motion of one object around another object called?

• Translation

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

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How long does it take for Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun?

• 365.24 days

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 2 years

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What is the path an object follows as it moves around another object called?

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Translation

• Rotation

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What force keeps Earth revolving around the Sun?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Inertia

• Magnetism

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What causes the apparent motion of the Sun across the sky?

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation

• Moon's orbit

• Sun's rotation

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What is the tilt of Earth's rotation axis responsible for?

• Earth's orbit

• Tides

• Day and night

• Seasons

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When is the North Pole pointing toward the Sun?

• It changes every year

• Spring

• Summer

• It is always pointed toward the Sun.

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What causes the apparent east-to-west motion of the Moon and stars across the sky?

• Sun's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation

• Moon's orbit

What would happen if the pull of gravity between the Sun and Earth suddenly stopped?

• Sun would stop shining

• Earth would fly off into space

• Earth would fall into the Sun

• Earth would stop rotating

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What is the strength of gravity's pull between two objects dependent on?

• Color of the objects

• Temperature of the objects

• Masses of the objects and the distance between them

• Speed of the objects

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