Second Grade Science Cumulative Review

Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

• Rotation
• Compass
• Sundail
• Movement

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Period during rotation when Earth is facing the Sun and it is lighted

• rotation
• day
• night
• shadow

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Earth's rotation during the night gives the FALSE appearance that the ________ move across the sky

• movement
• day
• night 
• stars

An imaginary line around which the Earth spins

• axis
• rotation
• movement
• compass

Seasons are caused by...

• Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun
• earth's rotation
• earth spinning 
• different lunar phases

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What do you notice about the axis during the winter season?

• The top of the axis is pointing away from the sun
• The top of the axis is pointing toward the sun.
• The bottom of the axis is pointing away from the sun.
• There is no axis

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According to the diagram, the southern hemisphere is experiencing summer because

• The bottom of the axis is facing the sun receiving more rays of sunlight.
• The bottom axis is not facing the sun 
• The axis is not tilted
• The top of the axis is facing the sun receiving more rays of sunlight.

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What causes day and night?

• Earth orbiting the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• Earth rotation around the moon
• The sun going up and down

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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Your shadow is the shortest at...

• sunrise
• sunset
• noon
• nighttime

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