Day and Night Cycles Review

This is the reason we experience day and night

• rotation
• revolution

The motion of one object around another object

• rotation
• revolution

This, along with the tilt of the Earth, is the reason we experience different seasons

• rotation
• revolution

Takes about 24 hours to complete one

• rotation
• revolution

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit
• double axis

The EARTH REVOLVES around the:

• Sun
• Moon
• The Earth doesn't revolve
• The sun rotates

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• space

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24

The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
• Equal amount of winter and summer
• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
• The longest day of the year