How Leap Year works?

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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frances cottam
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many times does Earth rotate during one full orbit of the sun?
365.24219 times
366 times
365 times
364 times
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who came up with the solution to add a leap day every four years?
Augustus Caesar
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What would happen if we didn't add a leap day?
The calendar would be 25 days off after 100 years
Christmas would always be in winter
Seasons would align perfectly with the calendar
The calendar would be 25 days off after 10 years
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do we skip a leap day every 100 years?
To correct for the overcorrection of adding a leap day
To align the calendar with the lunar cycle
To make the calendar shorter
Because it's a tradition
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event led to the creation of seasons?
The moon's gravitational pull
Something smashing into Earth and tilting its axis
Earth's rotation slowing down
A comet passing by Earth
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