Earth's Motions Review
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The direction of swing of a Foucault pendulum appears to change due to Earth's
revolution
rotation
spherical shape
elliptical orbit
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What causes many surface winds to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere?
rotation of Earth on its axis
unequal heating of Earth's surface
gravitational force of the Moon
gravitational force of the Sun
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Earth's rate of rotation is approximately
1 degree per hour
15 degrees per hour
30 degrees per hour
360 degrees per hour
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Earth's rate of rotation is approximately
1 degree per day
15 degrees per day
180 degrees per day
360 degrees per day
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Seasonal changes on Earth are primarily caused by the
parallelism of the Sun's axis as the Sun revolves around Earth
changes in distance between Earth and the Sun
elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun
tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the Sun
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Evidence that Earth revolves around the Sun is provided by the
apparent rising and setting of the Sun during one day
apparent rising and setting of Polaris during one day
seasonal changes in the apparent positions of constellations
hourly changes in the apparent direction of the swing of a Foucault pendulum
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Earth's rate of revolution around the Sun is approximately
1 degree per day
15 degrees per day
30 degrees per day
360 degrees per day
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
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