Week 1

The spinning of Earth on its axis in a day is called

• perihelion

• aphelion

• rotation

• revolution

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The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its _______.

• rotation

• ellipse

• revolution

• tilt

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What direction do the moon, planets, and sun move appear to move every day?

• North to South

• South to North

• West to East

• East to West

All objects in the celestial sphere move in the same diurnal motion, caused by Earth's rotation except.....

• The arm of the Milky Way

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Artificial Satellites

What phenomena does this picture represent?

• Solar Analemma

• Black Hole Analemma

• Venus Analemma

• Moon Analemma

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What is the significance of the analemma's figure-eight shape?

• It represents the Earth's two orbits around the Sun

• It indicates the constant speed of the Earth's rotation

• It shows the varying speed of the Earth in its elliptical orbit and the tilt of its axis

• It is purely an artistic representation with no scientific meaning

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What is located at 0⁰ latitude?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

What is the degree of Earth's tilt of axis?

• 0⁰

• 23.5⁰

• 66.5⁰

• 90⁰

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What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

• seasons
• year
• day & night
• eclipse

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Why is it dark all day at the North Pole on the winter solstice?

• The sun is below the horizon.

• It's above 66.5 degrees N latitude.

• The earth is not tilted.

• The sun is above the horizon.

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