Rotation & Revolution Part 1

The imaginary line that passes through the Earth's center from the North to South Pole is the ___.

• winter

• axis

• summer

• rotation

The movement of one object around the other is ___.

• revolution

• rotation

• season

• hemisphere

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This is caused by the Earth's tilt on its axis as it moves around the sun.

• revolution

• rotation

• seasons

• orbit

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Sunlight hits this area all year long because the Earth is tilted on its axis.

• north pole

• equator

• south pole

• axis

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When the north end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere has __.

• summer

• winter

• spring

• summer

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When it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is ___ in the Southern Hemisphere.

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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The hemisphere tilted toward the sun will have ___ days.

• longer

• shorter

• rotation

• tilt

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The hemisphere tilted toward the sun will receive more ___ rays from the sun.

• axis

• longer

• direct

• indirect

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About how long does each season last?

• one month

• three months

• 24 hours

• one rotation of the Earth

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rotation

• the gravitational pull of the Earth

• causes seasons

• spinning of the Earth on its axis

• Earth travelling around the sun

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