Science

Which of these is the most responsible for the changes of the seasons on Earth?

• The Position of the Moon

• The Tilt of Earth on its Axis

• The Temperature of the Sun

• The Distance to Mars

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Which of these takes about one year to complete?

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

• The Sun's orbit around Earth

• Earth to rotate on its axis

• The Moon to orbit Earth

Earth makes a complete revolution around the sun about once every _____.

• day

• year

• season

• minute

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Which of these describes rotation?

• Mercury goes around the Sun every 88 days.

• The Moon goes around Earth every 28 days.

• Earth orbits the Sun about every 365 days.

• Earth makes one turn in its axis every 24 hours.

The motion of the Earth around the Sun most affects the ________.

• timing of tides

• length of a month

• cycle of the seasons

• phases of the Moon

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The time between today's sunrise and tomorrow's sunrise would be about

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 36 hours

• 48 hours

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The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes ______________.

• seasons

• years

• months

• days

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The moon revolves around _____________.

• itself

• the Earth

• the Sun

• the Solar System

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The phases of the moon occur in a certain order. Three phases are shown, which phase would come next?

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If the Earth moved farther away from the sun, which of these would probably happen?

• There would be no moon.

• There would be more solar eclipses.

• There would be colder weather.

• There would be more seasons.

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