Earth’s Orbit & Rotation

What causes day and night?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• The sun's rotation

• The moon's shadow

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Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• The sun's rotation

• Movement of the stars

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How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 60 seconds

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 1 light year

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How long does it take for the Earth to orbit around the sun?

• 325.0 days

• 365.25 days

• 1 month

• 24 hours

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What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of the year?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Movement of the stars

• None of these

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What is the phenomenon that provided evidence against a geocentric model called?

• Shadows

• Parallelogram

• Stellar Parallax

• None of these

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What is the cause for the need of time zones?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Sun dials

• Shadows

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What causes the change of seasons?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• The sun's rotation

• The moon's shadow

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What is the term for the path that the Earth takes around the Sun?

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Eclipse

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Why do we experience longer days in the summer?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• The sun's rotation

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