Motions of the Earth

The Earth is closest to the Sun during a:

• Aphelion

• Equinox

• Perihelion

• Solstice

The following are effects of rotation EXCEPT:

• Days and Nights

• Equinoxes

• Suitable temperature for life

• Sunsets and Sunrises

One rotation in the Earth takes:

• 23.5 hours

• 24 hours

• 66.5 hours

• 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds

What happens during a Leap year?

• The Earth is closest day to the Sun

• An additional day is added to February

• The days are longest during a Leap Year

• The days and nights are of equal length

Imagine: It's Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. What will happening in the Southern Hemisphere

• It will experience the Autumnal Equinox

• It will experience the Vernal Equinox

• It will experience the Winter Solstice

• None of the options

What happens during an 'Equinox'?

• The nights are longer

• The days are longer

• Days and nights are equal length

• Daytime is experienced for 24 hours

How long does it actually take for the Earth to go around the Sun?

• 365 days

• 366 days

• 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds

• 365 and 3/4 days

The _____________separates the lit part of the Earth from the dark half:

• Axis

• Circle of Illumination

• Equator

• Orbit

All are effects of revolution EXCEPT:

• Days and Nights

• Equinoxes

• Seasons

• Solstices

The planet with the longest revolution is:

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune